Weekly Word

First, some sad news. . .

I first met Ralph Dieter on the first Sunday that I came to Bedford Presbyterian Church. When he found out that I had been involved in Scouts as a youth, he knew that we had a lot we could talk about. Ralph loved to talk. He was the longest-serving adult leader in BPC’s Troop 414, going back decades. He was here most Thursday nights for Scout meetings and was here every Sunday for church, sitting next to his wife, Alberta. Ralph and Alberta – who met at a church function in Erie, Pennsylvania – were married for 70 years!

This past week, a friend of mine from seminary named Matt posted online that he was at a conference. At this conference, Matt heard a quote by a friend of his named Mark. So, Matt promptly took to Facebook to say, “I’m in a workshop at the . . . conference and [someone] just quoted Mark. . . So, you know, I want my money back.”

As some of you know, I have been away for two Sundays - on vacation with my family. I’m pleased to say that I was able to visit two different...

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This past Monday was the national observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. And, over the course of last weekend and this week, there were...

There is this great old Robert Earl Keene song called, “Feelin’ Good Again” that paints the picture of someone who returns to his hometown after...