My posts are usually reflections on my life in relation to scripture. The last two were more about me as a writer. And now I have one more about me. This time as a person, a writer and most of all a United Church Minister. I received my Masters of Divinity from Emmanuel college, University…

Image by Open Clipart-Vectors from Pixabay The Slam is over. I did not win. That was not a surprise. The Good News is, I did it. And did it well. Also I learned heaps. The origin of the “slam” is with the song form “Rap”. A “slam” is a poetry competition. Our Durham writer’s group…

Me Compete? Really? Today I am competing in a slam. I’m not a competitor at least not in a formal way. I love to play games and enjoy winning. Still I enjoy losing as well. I play for the fun of it. I’m not interested in prizes. Games are more fun without them. There’s no…

  Our Lenten Journey In my morning prayer time, I’m working through the United Church’s Lenten Bible study. This is the question for March 12: “Is your faith in God strong enough to put your life in God’s hands without hesitation?” My first response is, “I don’t know. God hasn’t asked me to do that…

                                               What Are We Eating?                                                     (Image by Geralt…

Image by Geralt Last Wednesday, people gathered at our church in Keene from many of the area churches. My job was to check off the names as people arrived and to collect their payment for lunch. I sat behind a table ready and willing to do this simple job. I knew most of the people…

The Keene United Church Concert Committee is pleased to announce that “the Fitzgeralds” are coming to Keene on Sunday afternoon, March 31st at 2:00 p.m. This fabulous family group offer fabulous fiddling and amazing stepdancing. Tickets are just $25. Come fora chile lunch at 12:30 in the church hall. And no night driving. By March…

Come to the Cabaret I’m pleased to announce that I will be doing a reading from my latest novel,  “To Begin Again” as part of the Grand Opening Cabaret at the Keene Centre for the Arts. Friday, February 22nd,  There’s two shows, one at five and one at eight. There’s music, storytelling, skits, a fashion…