First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

Well it was bound to happen. The flu virus came and visited me these past two weeks. It hit me on a Wednesday night. I was with my boys at a skating event and felt a tickle in my throat. I ran home and took an immunity drink and went to bed early. The next day I started the day off with slight coughing. I tried to counter this bug with a concoction of DayQuil and vitamins. As the day marched on, I began to feel chills and by the end of the day, I felt worse. I pulled o

In a place where you can almost sense the primordial forces of fire, ice, and life, where images of snow capped volcanoes and lush forests reflect from the surface of waterways gouged by the great glaciers, these profound and sobering words are prominently displayed: "For here we admit a wrong. Here we reaffirm our commitment as a nation to equal justice under the law." Ronald Reagan, signing the Civil Liberties Act, 1988. The words were an epilogue to the story told in that

God has blessed us with yet another year! Each day of life is an undeserved blessing that is given to each of us by a loving God. So certainly each new year of life is a cause for great thanksgiving. The year 2020 will surely be a year of adventure for each and all of us. The very number of the year holds promise as we 'close the book' on the past decade and look to the coming year with 20/20 vision. The days and weeks stretch before us holding great surprises and great chall

A confession: New Year's Eve is my least favorite holiday. In our younger years, Harry and I celebrated New Year's in many different ways. Parties with lots of friends. Dinners at restaurants in Chicago, including a meal in Greek Town, memorable for its complete lack of fun, "Opa's" notwithstanding. Inevitably, the nights ended with everyone sipping their drinks and waiting for midnight to Finally come, so we could kiss and call it a night! I suppose one could argue that we