Messenger (Page 36)

PJ’s Page! I recently read an article written by an author who was reflecting on the purchase of a new home.  The author wrote: “If you are going to invest in something, invest in something in which you find daily delight.” Being one who appreciates words, I found myself taken with the phrase itself.  The “if/then” structure, the alliteration, they drew me into what…

PJ’s Page! A few weeks ago we put this message on our reader board along the Greenwood Ave. side of the building. I thought it was a clever play on words. I also thought that, given the vitriolic nature of some of what is said in the name of “the church”, it was a helpful reminder to us all to speak and act with love rather than hate. I hoped that people…

PJ’s Page! In a recent editorial in The Lutheran Pastor Peter Marty writes of what Sunday mornings are like in his home. He tells of how he sets three alarm clocks, so he, as pastor, will not be late for church. Of the way the very act of going to church is often inconvenient for his family. And then he writes of the ways it can be inconvenient for others as well.…