Today would have been my Dad’s 91st birthday. I don’t know that I miss him any more today than I did yesterday, or will tomorrow.  In some ways I was missing him more and more in the months before he died as his dementia grew worse, and his mind, experiences, and wisdom were increasingly diminished. […]

After our Annual Meeting of the Congregation, I’ve been thinking about why I’ve stayed as the Pastor of Cross Lutheran Church for more than 26 years. The short answer is I’ve stayed because no one has asked me to go elsewhere.  That is to say the congregation seems to be satisfied enough with my ministry […]