Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart  be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.                                            Psalm 19:14 ESV Thank you, my new friends, for the warm welcome to your… [Read More]

It’s Juneteenth time. About Juneteenth[1]—I had no idea.  Growing up in Thurmont, Maryland, I simply had no idea that there was a day dedicated to celebrating the day when slaves were truly freed—not by official proclamation as customarily taught, but by an enforced reality, which took the form of one Union General and 2000 Federal… [Read More]

Desmond Tutu, the South African leader, once said, “God’s dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.” Yet we human beings have a long way to go before God’s dream becomes reality. Family dynamics are often… [Read More]

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“This is what the LORD says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls’” —Jeremiah 6:16. Cairns are stone structures that are intentionally built.  The word “cairn” comes from Middle Gaelic, and means a… [Read More]