I was up until almost 2:00 last night. News about a young friend kept racing in my mind. On the television there appeared more and more information flashing across the screen about Lizzie having been murdered on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I listened in disbelief as I heard more and more about the incident. “How […]
Remember the song – Will You Still Love Me When I’m 64? The Beatles made it famous many years ago. It’s stuck in my head for the day, now. If you’re a boomer, you may be humming the tune yourself. I had to travel to Washington last week for a meeting. My work was finished […]
When you’ve lived and worked in as many places with young people as I have over the years, you get to know lots of people. Some of them you know casually and others you get to know through more personal encounters. In the ministry, and, come to think of it, in any helping profession, you […]
When I’m out of town I often take my computer to a local restaurant that has wireless internet. I’ll get a cup of coffee and sit there as I peruse the e-mails and write a little. Wednesday was no exception. This time, however, my experience was different. I had been sitting at the table for […]
If you read yesterday’s reflection, you know I was listening to country music on a trip I took recently. I love the names of country songs. There’s just something about them that take you to places you sometimes want, and sometimes don’t want, to go. Must Be Doin’ Something Right is one of those songs […]