Category: Ministry and Service

Tomorrow my friend Lynn and I will break open a box of chalk and take a walking, chalking tour of our neighborhood. On doors of folks we know and love, we will inscribe the following message: 20+C+M+B+25. What does this strange equation mean? Simply that the three wise men — Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar —

It’s been 81 years since American troops and soldiers of the Allied Expeditionary Force descended upon the coast of France in an unprecedented military operation to wrest control of Europe back from the Nazis. Known forevermore as “D-Day,” the June 6, 1944 operation was codenamed “Operation Overlord” and included over 5,000 ships and more than

All of a sudden, all I wanted to do was sit down. It wasn’t a physical punch in the gut, but it was enough — enough for me to turn my hairdryer off, lay it down on the bathroom counter, take a step back and sit down on the edge of the tub. I had

The rough attic room hovered close around us as we gathered in near darkness. It was cold above the machine shop, so we kept our coats zipped and hats on. We bowed our heads in prayer, remembering those who met in hiding out of necessity. We did it out of choice, leaving the comfort of