Recalculating!

I was driving home to Bennington from Boston this morning. I was tired; yesterday was a long day and a late night. I didn’t feel like thinking, and so, though I’ve done this drive, or a variant of it, many times, I kicked on my GPS and let it talk me...

Commercial success?

This morning as I was watching the news on the CBS affiliate out of Albany, I saw a commercial for a car dealership. Now, this is a major dealership that’s been in business for decades. This is a major broadcasting station. This is a major market, a real...

About not coming down

There aren’t a lot of Christians who would say what I am about to say. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with what I am about to say; it’s just that most Christians have other opinions, other viewpoints. And maybe some of them have never...

The work of Nehemiah

As I’ve been digging into this work that I’ve been appointed to, the work of creating a new worshipping body here in Bennington, Vermont, I cannot help but remember the story of Nehemiah. I’m not going to relate his entire story. That’s not...