Thankfully, the government shutdown ended this week, with Congress agreeing to fully fund the SNAP food benefits for millions of Americans. At the same time, with upheaval in food aid over the past few weeks, as well as rising food prices, the ongoing need of people...
This past week, families, food banks, and food pantries across the country have been thrown into confusion about the status of SNAP benefits. There has been plenty of finger-pointing in Washington, D.C. over this issue - probably more than enough finger-pointing....
Yesterday, after we carved our family’s pumpkins for Halloween, our almost-3-year-old son wanted to go for a walk around the neighborhood to look at Halloween decorations. There is one house, not far from our own, that has a lot of decorations: scary scarecrows, a...
Have you ever had to pay your dues? Now, I’m sure that many of you - in your life and career - have had to tow the line and hunker down and work hard and “pay your dues” in order to advance to the next level, get the promotion, and succeed. But this isn’t the kind of...
This Fall, we have been focusing on the first part of a particular passage from Colossians, Chapter 3:12-14, and reflecting on what it means to clothe our hearts with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, and love. As we enter into Stewardship Season, we...
This past Monday evening at the monthly Session Meeting, Elder Michael Chen shared some thoughts on the state of Bedford Presbyterian Church’s livestream, along with some hopes for the future. First, Mike gave a little history - talking about the near-overnight way...
Last Sunday, I received the sad news that Jeff Denny, a member of my former congregation in Macon, Georgia, had died of cancer. Jeff was 53. On Wednesday of this week, I received word that BPC’s own John Robinson had died after a swift decline in his health. John was...
My father had hip replacement surgery this past Wednesday. According to the surgeon, everything went very well with the surgery and Daddy’s very arthritic hip bones have been replaced and repaired. After the surgery, he sounded great over the phone and I am so...