In a pastors’ Facebook group, one colleague posed an intriguing question, “When do you take your day off?” Now, to most that wouldn’t hold much interest. Days off are typically dictated by one’s employer in the hiring process (or in weekly scheduling), and the employee doesn’t think much about it….
After my recent episode at the end of a Sunday morning service (I wrote about it last week), it was decided I needed a break. At first, I balked at the word “need.” I mean, a vacation is always nice, but need suggests some kind of deficiency. When I got…
I made the same mistake—twice—and didn’t even know I was doing it. In June 2017, I went on my first solo multi-day backpacking trip to the Kettle Moraine State Forest Southern Unit in Wisconsin. I had planned on a five-night trip, covering about 55 miles or so on the Ice…
Few of us alive today have witnessed such a confluence of “storms.” The major front we’re all dealing with, of course, is the “virus crisis” and everything related to it. Few of us appreciate having our freedoms curtailed, being told to stay home as much as possible. Health care workers…
Refreshing! That word’s been used to describe everything from a soft drink, to a vacation destination in the Caribbean, to a couple hours at a day spa. And one could certainly enjoy a measure of refreshment from each of those. I’m looking for refreshment of a different sort this week…
