Pastor’s Notes

My Time -Our Time. Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thick Nhat Hanh has been on the news lately as close to his passing in death. A friend of Trappist Thomas Merton & Dr. Martin Luther King, he once spoke of the challenge of managing time, “mindfully.”…

Pastor’s Notes

Bearing the Image “You remind me of your old man.” Or, “You look like your brother!” I loved to hear that in our little Iowa hometown on a recent trip. Those who remember what my Dad or brother looked like move me with their…

Pastor’s Notes

A Sweet Tooth The 13th Century Francis of Assisi had a great love of “sweetness” (a sweet tooth). “Sweetness,” in fact, appears to be a concept dear to Francis. He considered it an attribute of God himself, as his Praises of God indicate: “You…