Fruitful Detours
The Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr. died on June 10, 2024. I met him once. He was giving a speech, and I was a student. I remember him as a powerful and engaging speaker. When we talk about the Civil Rights movement, there are many names that come up — Martin Luther King, Jr., of […]
Callings are hard to understand. They defy logic. When I felt a calling to become a pastor, it was contrary to anything else that I was considering. I had a successful career in finance, and by all rights I should have stayed on that track. There are days when I wish that I had — […]
Don’t get me wrong. I love people. Mostly. There are a few that I really dislike, and that makes me feel guilty. Am I a bad person for not loving everyone? I’m getting off track. Let me start again. I love people. I enjoy being with them, I like parties (when everyone is not a […]
I’ve been enjoying watching the Olympics on TV. It brought to mind some of the stamps I saw when I was a kid. I am not a stamp collector, but my Dad always had a bunch of stamps around. He wasn’t a collector either, exactly (he liked coins more), but he was thrifty, and purchased […]