When you stop to think about it, May is a weird month. In one sense, it marks the start of a new year, particularly if you are a farmer or an avid gardener. There is renewed excitement in the air as our community unleashes all of its pent-up energy from the long winter.  Tilling. Planting. […]

I am writing this at 6:25 am in my study at the church.  The lights are turned down low and the sweet aroma of tea is rising gently from my mug.  When I walked over to the church from the manse at 5:30, a cold, crisp breeze blew under a canopy of stars, shining all […]

“For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.”  (Ezra 7:10 ESV) Recently I have been reading through the Old Testament book of Ezra for my personal Bible study.  When Ezra finally arrives on the scene in chapter […]

And just like that, Christmas has ended and a new year begins.  If you’re like me (and for your sake I certainly hope not!), the first couple of weeks following Christmas usually come with a bit of the blues attached.  The sugar and adrenaline-fueled sprint of the Christmas season has finally settled down, and we […]