For years now I have argued unsuccessfully for the cessation of intercollegiate sports, suggesting that they be replaced by intramural athle...

Readings: 1 Tm 3:14-16; Ps 111; Lk 7:31-35 ___________________ Some years ago there was a small storefront church in nearby Wildwood. A l...

Early this morning, after thanking God for another day, Maddie and I both wolfed down our usual breakfasts: hers consisting of kibble and a ...

The past few days have been a sort of revelation for me. For once I wasn't running around doing all those things I normally do, because ...

I have always loved coincidences, largely because I don't believe in them, and enjoy putting their seemingly disparate pieces together, ...

Having just experienced hurricane Irma up close and personal, I recall my father telling me about another hurricane, one that rolled through...

She's gone...sort of. In the darkness of the early morning hurricane Irma passed right over us here in central Florida. It's now mid...

Well...the highly unpredictable Irma changed course after making landfall in Marco Island, Florida. Instead of heading off to the northwest ...

The rains and wind have arrived in earnest. We're already on the receiving end of tropical storm force winds and the rain is coming down...

We're still in an awaiting mode, with little to do but watch the easily excitable weather people on TV. They are, of course, in their gl...

With hurricane Irma less than 24 hours away, Dear Diane and I have been trying to prepare for her arrival. Our first task? Empty the lanai o...

Readings: Col 1:1-8; Ps 52; Luke 4:38-44 ------------------------ To whom do you take your troubles? The best answer is clearly offered ...

I can think of no better place to live than Florida...except during a hurricane. Irma, apparently a hurricane of historic proportions, has...

Readings: Jos 24:14-29; Ps 136 Mt 19:13-15 ------------------------ A few years ago, after baptizing a little baby girl, a friend of the ...