A young woman was hosting a dinner party for her friends with a pot roast being the centerpiece of the menu that evening. One of her friends enjoyed it so much that she asked for the recipe, and the young woman wrote it down for her. Upon looking over the recipe, her friend inquired, “Why…

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, Japan defeated the United States the other night in the World Baseball Classic – a “world series” that identifies more with the “world” than the MLB version does. This means that for at least a year until we have to concede that we were defeated in our own…

This week is Spring Break for FSU, FAMU, TCC, and the Leon County Schools. This means that you will see more students out and about this week because they don’t have school, but there will also be other students that you don’t see because they are traveling. Europeans have taken spring break apparently since the…

I grew up in the ancient days of the “household telephone,” when our entire family shared one telephone line. In those days, I remember my parents training me to answer the phone when it rang. “Hello, Winters residence…” is what I was taught to say. It was pretty fun, as many of the people who…

Many of you know that I spent many of my weekends while I was at the Seminary working for a banquet and event facility in downtown St. Louis. Most of our events during the year were wedding receptions. Given this and my current vocation as a pastor, I’ve seen my fair share of brides.  It…