Suzy and I show our age by watching Jeopardy most nights. Times have changed. Jeopardy is just about the only show we watch on Network news except for sports and the news. Somehow entertainment for us has moved to streaming networks such as BritBox. I still love movies, but Covid has put a real damper on going to the Theatre and…

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… you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness. — 2 Peter 1:5-6. Peter sounds like my doctor or one of my old coaches. Just when I think I’ve mastered one thing, it’s on to the next.…

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Readers of the Pew know that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and not just because of the food. (A leftover turkey sandwich on white bread is close to heaven.). I love it because it’s all about being thankful, being with friends and family, and exchanging love, kindness, and gratitude. Not a gift needs to be…

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Yesterday I quoted a Psalm. It made me wonder when did we start referring to a single psalm as a “Psalm” as opposed to referencing a verse by saying something like “Psalms 23:1?” Maybe we always did and after over seventy years I just opened my eyes. Maybe a biblical scholar will tell me if…

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Hear my teaching, O my people; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. — Psalm 78:1. The psalmist has stories to tell and he wants his audience to listen. This morning I read this psalm, and the commentator asks — “Who are our storytellers today?” Good question. I might say today’s storytellers are the…

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