After Skyping, a poem
Thoughts after a phone call and Skype session with my daughters and wife who have been in Kansas for nearly three weeks and are returning tomorrow. “I forgot what you looked like,” laughed the six year old, coming into view, smiling with two less teeth than before, and…
A morning in court
One of the privileges of being a pastor is having a window into the many ways people in this congregation serve the community in their professional lives. I spent my morning with Joe Mas, a CMCer who is a criminal defense attorney downtown working especially with the Spanish speaking population. …
A weekend in Madison with CDC
Last weekend I was one of four Columbus Mennonite delegates to the Central District Conference annual gathering, hosted by Madison Mennonite Church in Wisconsin. Yep, Wisconsin. And we didn’t have near as far to drive as folks coming from Harrisonburg, Virginia or Pittsburgh, PA. Atlanta and Sarasota, Florida folks flew. …
Crooked timber marriages
I’ve been noticing a lot of wedding anniversaries within CMC recently. June is a good time to get married, and Abbie and I have been a part of that club for 13 years now. On Tuesday David Brooks wrote a lovely Op-Ed in the NY Times called “Rhapsody in Realism,…
Church amidst differences
We had a nice vacation with Abbie’s family in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. A highlight: having childcare back at the cabin while Abbie and I hiked to a waterfall and old growth part of the national forest. I’m writing this from the basement of the church where I was…