The thought of Jesus calling us to be fishers of men, I think, is a bad idea. When I was a boy, I caught my friend Eddy Wilson in the back of the head with a hook and sinker. He was not very happy with me, nor was I happy about catching my friend. Even though I have been a life-long ...
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Shalom Korai never knew his real name or his birthday. He was saved from the streets of a burning Warsaw neighborhood while he was a toddler during World War II, when the rest of his family was killed by Nazis in Poland. He grew up and lived in Israel with no idea ...
The Gospel Lesson for this week is from Mark 6, dealing with the death of John the Baptist. The opening line of the scripture is actually starting with the present and then telling the story of what happened to John. It does this by the reaction of Herod to John the Baptist and his belief that ...
Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the Episcopal Church. Rowe will succeed Bishop Michael Curry, the first African American to hold the position, when Curry’s nine-year term ends on Nov. 1. The ...
Recently we celebrated one of my favorite holidays: Flag Day! Though not a federal day off, each year the President delivers an address that proclaims the week of June 14th as National Flag Week and all Americans are encouraged to fly U.S. flags during that week. Pennsylvania has a unique ...
April was eye surgery month. On two Wednesdays, two weeks apart, I had cataracts removed first from my left eye and then from my right eye. My eyes received what I consider “Bionic Woman” implants that restored vision I had not enjoyed since elementary school. These surgeries were preceded ...
