What is the purpose of worship? Have you ever considered this question? I’m sure many of us have at times. Many of us consistently and persistently show up each Sunday. We look forward to seeing familiar faces, even if we don’t really look forward to the effort of...
This past week, I spent a few hours at the Henry Ford Museum with three of my grandchildren and their parents. The museum has been hosting a hockey display for several weeks, and families with young hockey players were anxious to see it before it left the museum. Two...
Light is necessary for sight. It provides the illumination needed for our field of vision to reach our brains and be processed into images. Without light, we see nothing. Yet, even with light, we don’t see everything. According to the American Academy of...
I grew up in a family that took driving vacations. It helped that there are twenty years between my oldest and youngest siblings. I don’t think my parents could afford a vehicle capable of carrying eight people, and the station wagon was usually crowded as it was....
“There’s no place like home,” said Dorothy in the classic Wizard of Oz. This mantra paved the way for Dorothy to return home. Dorothy recognized that all she hoped for was within reach of whatever space she occupied as long as she remained true to herself. In Alice in...
The Christmas Season comes at a good time. As we approach the shortest day of the year and temperatures stay near or below freezing for days at a time, the Christmas spirit reminds us that there is joy in the world. This reminder doesn’t affect everyone the same way,...
Through you I will make a covenant with all peoples; through you I will bring light to the nations. Isaiah 42:6 The Season of Advent starts on December 1 this year. It is a four-week adventure told through stories found in scripture. Our Series for this year’s...
We are facing an imminent crisis regarding the health of our planet and our prodigy's well-being. Experts predict that global warming will cause consequential and likely irreversible damage by 2030 if drastic emissions reductions aren’t implemented to limit warming to...
It’s been a warm summer and fall, with record-breaking warm temperatures recorded every month from June 2023 through this past September. It’s even hotter than climate scientists expected. 2024 is on track to be the warmest year ever. In addition to the unusual heat...
Climate change is negatively affecting Florida in several ways and is expected to have increasing negative effects over the next couple of decades. For example, statewide annual average temperatures have accelerated in recent decades, increasing at a higher rate than...