Rev Phil
The Eclipse That Was

The Eclipse That Was

My blogs are posted on Wednesdays, but I write them on Mondays.  I am writing this blog as the solar eclipse is occurring outside of my window.  By the time you read this, the eclipse will be history, and you will no longer have to hear phrases such as “the path of...

“Swifties”

“Swifties”

Someone asked me this week if I was a “Swiftie”.  At first, I thought they were asking me if I owned a Swiffer.  I don’t.  It took an awkward moment or two, but we cleared that up.  What this person really wanted to know was if I was a fan of Taylor Swift's music....

What’s “Good” About Good Friday?

What’s “Good” About Good Friday?

I was a church-going veteran by the time I was 10 years old.  My parents made sure we never missed a service.  We were as regular as the mail – “neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…”.  That means that we were there, even on Good Friday, to listen to the...