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(Message given at Wayside Friends Church on October 1, 2023) Let’s look at a couple of verses from the book of Hebrews, chapter 12 verses 28 and 29: Since we are receiving [an inheritance] that is unshakeable, let us be thankful and please God by …

“Baseball,“ my dad often says, “is the perfect game.“  Since Abner Doubleday designed the game in 1839, said my dad, the precise measurements between pitcher and catcher, as well as the distance between the bases, have never been tinkered with. There was no need. Perhaps …

I hate the Yankees. Let’s just get that disclaimer out of the way right off the bat. The passion is fueled by the recognition of excellence in a team other than your fan favorite, who has just achieved way more than any other team. So …

I love trains. And subways. More than you would think for someone who has lived in west coast suburbs his whole life. Amtrak brought me from Philadelphia to Penn Station (well, the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall, to be precise,) and then a short C …

So when day 1’s ballpark slides itself into first place all time out of the stadiums I’ve visited, is day 2 simply doomed to disappointment? Oh no, faithful readers, oh no. The total experience of today far exceeded the joy I received from the physical …

Growing up, baseball surrounded and inhabited much of our lives. In 2007, my brother and dad and I did a barnstorming tour of the Midwest, seeing four games in four baseball stadiums in four days. It was just days before my dad’s 69th birthday, and …

Healthy schools make a thriving community. This May 16, 2023 School Board Election is about competence, not conservative or progressive. We need change. This is a one-stop post with a whole bunch of material to show that the actions of the current school board do …

Today I turn 55. I am feeling all of those years creaking and groaning inside me. My fifties have easily been my most challenging and disillusioning decade, and they are only half over. But I choose these things today, and wonder what you will choose …

I’m writing because I really care about Newberg, and hope you can help. The upcoming school board election is critical for Newberg’s future. There is a far-right group that has poured a lot of money into school board and city council elections. When the school board …