WOW. Anne Lamott calls it the third great prayer: …Wow is often offered with a gasp, a sharp intake of breath, when we can't think of another way to capture the sigh of shocking beauty or destruction, of a sudden unbidden insight or...

Dear Friends,  Michael and I are enjoying our time away.  We've been wearing our masks and keeping distance from people while spending time outside hiking and reading. We love museums and most of those are closed these...

Dear NUMC,  Dear NUMC Friends,  Last Sunday the scripture was Romans 8:1-11 which contrasts life in the flesh (a life of selfishness) with life in the Spirit (a life of life and peace).  In the sermon I mentioned going...

Dear NUMC,  Thankfully I see more and more people with cloth face coverings (masks).  I'm encouraged by that since the consistent covering of our mouths and noses seems to hold out the most hope for stopping the spread of...