Things We Build

I attended private schools and often I heard about “Back East”-- a place where many of the schools’ families had once lived. This legendary region was reputed to be our nation’s epicenter of high culture, [...]

Sermon Conversations with Alex and Aaron There’s only so much we can cover in a Sunday morning gathering! Each week, you’re invited to tune into our LIVE podcast at 11 am on Thursdays – [...]

When Phil and I got married at South Presbyterian Church in March of 1965, he had not been attending a church for several years.  He was a shy, quiet, introvert, but he agreed to [...]

Lately, I’ve been reconnecting with cousins on my mother’s side.  Their families lived in small South Dakota towns and “moving” took place within a small radius.  My mother had fled small town insularity for [...]

Before our daughter was born, I was blissfully unaware of the blizzard of resources at my fingertips designed to enhance parenting skills. Because I believe serious subjects need to be handled with a dose [...]

Imagine the horror Cain felt.  Just a few minutes earlier, there was a blind rush of fury as he carried out his plan to attack his brother.  For a brief moment, there was satisfaction.  [...]

Sermon Conversations with Alex and Aaron There’s only so much we can cover in a Sunday morning gathering! Each week, you’re invited to tune into our LIVE podcast at 11 am on Thursdays – [...]

Shame hounded me for most of my life, but I’ve been set free. Journal entry– June 1, 2024: “In his message today,  Alex said being transformed by the Holy Spirit was a  metamorphosis. After [...]

It was late July 2023, in a midwestern city in a house next door to a castle. Sometime before sunrise, three gunshots fired by an angry man ended the lives of two adults. Although [...]

Fun fact: I met Allen Ginsberg in front of the Denver Public Library years ago.  He was walking out, and I nearly walked into him.  My eyes bulged.  I looked around for confirmation that [...]