The Art of Timing

We like banana bread at my house. Not the kind with nuts in it, that’s just gross. No, we like warm, out-of-the-oven, just a bit squishy banana bread. You know the kind with the sticky brown crust and the golden, freckled-with-banana-bits insides? If I can state the obvious, the key to really great banana bread […]

Sing [#1Word5voices]

I attended a conference yesterday which began with some singing. I don’t believe this to be a uniquely Methodist practice, but I have experienced many gatherings that began in a like manner. Perhaps we Methodists like to sing because at our roots, one of our founders was in love with music. Of course, I’m thinking of Charles Wesley. Charles, the […]

Some Even Have Pictures!

I have a dear friend who loves books. Perhaps more accurately, he loves the smell of books. On a number of occasions, I have witnessed him attempting to sneak a whiff of a new tome sitting on my desk. Truth is, I’ve “caught” him doing this so many times, he doesn’t really try to hide […]