Tough Loss
Yes, I watched every one of the Lions’ playoff games – almost every minute of every game. It felt really good to beat Matthew Stafford (whom I still like) and the Rams. And then it felt even better to win again the next week. Wow – those crowds at…
The Three P’s
No, I am not referencing a TV commercial targeted at people my age … and, with last week’s “By G through F” in mind, I am not working on any sort of Alphabet Soup. Rather, I am going through another basic catechetical thought as a means of reminding…
By G Thru F
How about those Lions?! What a great and exciting victory over Matthew Stafford (I’m still a fan) and the LA Rams. And now they are six-point favorites to win again … and if the Packers can pull another upset … Oh, the possibilities. I hear that…
Happy New Year!
Is it Thursday already!? As I sit down at the keyboard this noon, I am thinking it is Wednesday and that I am ahead of schedule. Then I looked at the calendar and realized today is Thursday – which I should have known because of the two places I…
Missing Out
I officiated a wedding this past Saturday. The couple chose their wedding date to be12.23.23, and not the 12.31.23 that a record setting number of other couples have chosen as this year ends. Many times over the weekend I thought of them having their…
A Christmas Story
This Story for Christmas comes compliments of my cousin, Tim Hetzner, the (semi-retired) Ambassador for Spiritual Growth for Lutheran Church Charities of Chicago. This was from his daily email devotion of yesterday. As you read it, the suggestion is…
Let’s Get Ready
With Christmas less than two weeks away … and the number of “advent” calendars that actually talk about Advent decreasing … I suggest we do a little something together this week that is actually geared toward preparing our hearts for the coming (advent)…
Impact
I like the second definition of “impact” found in the Oxford dictionary (online): “have a strong effect on someone or something.” Merriam-Webster says it this way: “to impinge or make contact especially forcefully.” This one I do not like as much…
P.T.
So, what comes to your mind when you hear the initials P.T.? Is it possibly Post Thanksgiving living? Perhaps you are a grammarian, and your mind goes to Past Tense. If you are a Leonard Cohen aficionado, “Passing Through” may be stuck in your head. …
3-D Thanks
I am thankful for dalmatians, dominoes, and dixie cups. I am thankful for downtowns, driveways, and dentists. I am thankful for Decembers, decimals, and decorations. And one might say that this covers my 3-D Thanks – squared. But my mind is going in…