Cherished Readers: Here it is again--both parts together this time since folks were telling me they were having trouble with the whole two parts thing.... New post coming soon. Meanwhile, a summer repeat all in one piece this time. Blessings! A compact park occupies the corner of Thirty-third and Third, a curve in the…Read more Everything You Didn’t Really Need to Know About How a Bartender Becomes a Methodist Pastor
Pastor Hank
Here's another Dear Dave letter. Thanks for reading. October 14, 2004 Dear Dave, Hope this note finds you enjoying the Indian summer days on your porch with a great book—not even a good book, mind you, but a great one. The Hudson Valley is too beautiful to describe, so I won’t even try. And as…Read more Pastor Hank
The Miracle Peaches
This is the story of the miracle peaches. It’s a true story. It happened nearly thirty years ago in Atlanta, and it began in a cramped, window-less room full of telephones. In a simpler world in early spring, everybody and anybody who wanted to work in the theatre flocked to Atlanta for the regional…Read more The Miracle Peaches
the cleaners
Here is another Dear Dave letter. The names have been changed to protect the guilty. July 27, 2004 Dear Dave, Hope this note finds you very well. I know I just talked to you on the phone yesterday, but I couldn’t resist popping off a short note to tell you what happened this evening. I…Read more the cleaners
Parking Ticket Pentecost
I got a parking ticket, and the fine print on the ticket let me know that if I paid within the first two weeks—the fine was 15 dollars, but after two weeks, the fine went up to 20 dollars, so better to pay sooner than later. And the next morning, I had to do a funeral…Read more Parking Ticket Pentecost
A Quart of Beer
March 15, 2005 Dear Dave, Hope this letter finds you well and enjoying the promise of spring. They keep saying, “it’s right around the corner”, but they never tell you that it’s the corner of 42nd and 10th. Nevertheless, I have nearly survived the winter and take it that you have too. Indeed, today I…Read more A Quart of Beer
the funeral
Here's another letter to Dr. Graybeal from my 1st year as a pastor: …Read more the funeral
the baptism
Recently, I found a collection of letters I'd written to one of my favorite seminary professors. I wrote them during my first year as a pastor. December 14, 2004 Dear Dave, Hope this note finds you very well. The semester is over—just like that—and now you can relax by the fire. Well, things are…Read more the baptism
A couple of pictures…
This photo in the clerical collar was taken by Glenn DeWitt...
Methodist to Her Madness 