Category Archives: In A Nutshell

A Pathway to Healing Through Prayer It’s hard to match the excitement of football on weekends in the fall. From Friday-night lights on the high school gridiron to autumn Saturdays in sold-out stadiums across the country to Sunday match-ups that feature our favorite professional team, football is ingrained in our culture this time of year. It isContinue reading “In A Nutshell | October 24, 2024”

An Unexpected Blessing As you may know, we delivered new blankets, courtesy of the church, to the Salvation Army and One-Eighty on Monday of this week. Both agencies were very grateful for our donation, but something else happened that afternoon that we did not expect. After delivering blankets to One-Eighty, we couldn’t help but noticeContinue reading “In A Nutshell | October 10, 2024”

The Good News Was Never Meant to be Frightening  Halloween is more than a month away, but I am seeing an increasing number of outdoor displays throughout our community, and it’s still September. Makes me wonder where people get the time, not to mention the money, to purchase and put up these displays. What fascinatesContinue reading “In A Nutshell | September 27, 2024”

Faith at the Fair and Throughout the Community Despite having been a Wooster resident for 40 years, I had never attended a show atthe Wayne County Fair. I don’t know why, but I never got around to it. That all changedthis year, thanks to the incredible generosity of Bob and Rosie Troutman, who providedsome tickets,Continue reading “In A Nutshell | September 12, 2024”

The Clock on the Wall and the Passage of Time I have great respect for people who are always on time. Sadly, I am not one of those people. I always seem to be running a little late, including my efforts to start our worship service on time. I used to be able to blameContinue reading “In A Nutshell | August 29, 2024”

Lessons in the Dirt to Help Smooth Over Our Differences My father exposed me to Major League Baseball at an early age. He would take me to rustic old Forbes Field several times a year to watch the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were actually pretty good back then. We would sit in the right field grandstandsContinue reading “In A Nutshell | August 8, 2024”

Just When You Think You Have Seen It All The XXXIII Summer Olympic Games will get underway this weekend, beginning with the opening ceremonies tomorrow night, July 26. During the next two weeks, many of us will gather around our television sets to watch our favorite athletes and teams go for the Gold. I’ll beContinue reading “In A Nutshell | July 25, 2024”

An Invitation to Sacred Worship and Reflection Everyone knows that there are 24 hours in a day, but ask someone how many hours there are in a week, and most would likely scratch their heads and try to quickly — andprobably inaccurately — multiply 24 times seven in their head. If you’re still trying toContinue reading “In A Nutshell | June 26, 2024”

Celebrating Our Faith with a Joyful Noise  When I go to my recently expanded pillbox, which I do twice each day, I don’t break into song about the prescriptions I am about to take. Quite the opposite in fact. But when I sit down in front of my television set, I can’t help but noticeContinue reading “In A Nutshell | June 13, 2024”

Guardians of the Geese  When I drive to the church office each morning, I like to take the shortcut from Mechanicsburg Road to Old Lincoln Way. I don’t know that I save all that much time by turning onto Venture Boulevard, but I enjoy watching the geese that gather near the Aspen Racquet Club, especiallyContinue reading “In A Nutshell | May 30, 2024”