Monday Mailing 21

Welcome to the Monday Mailing #21  –  Numbers Count     Can I get an “amen?” I was never an expert at these sort of narrative number problems, but it is not difficult to see that this one is not like all the others! Our “Year of Perfect Vision” (2020) is so...

Monday Mailing 20

Welcome to the Monday Mailing #20 – Words, Words, Words I have often marveled at our language. . .especially how things translate. Not far from where I grew up there was a very glamorous Motor Lodge, nestled in a grove of live oak trees, which was named Los...

Monday Mailing 19

Welcome to the Monday Mailing #19 –   The “I Got Nothing” Edition   The nineteenth Monday in a row that I have sat down at the computer to write to you, the dear members and friends on HUPC. The nineteenth Monday in a row where I have wondered what to say....

Monday Mailing 18

Welcome to the Monday Mailing #18 –   Borrowing from a Colleague Edition        The Reverend Jan Edmiston Ignoring What’s Going On in the World Will Kill Your Ministry I know. I know. I know. You find political sermons divisive.  Your church is “purple.” You pay...

Monday Mailing 17

Welcome to the Monday Mailing #17 –  The “Cats are Getting Needy” Edition  I don’t know who ever said that cats were aloof. . .mine certainly are not. Yes, one does hiss and hide, especially when there are men in the place. He has also taken to that very cat...