by Rev. Phil | Nov 22, 2023 | Thinking Out Loud
Last Sunday morning, I had a text from Lori telling me that our 13 year old golden retriever Chloe wasn’t well. She couldn’t stand on her own anymore. It was not really a surprise as her health had been declining, but it was still a shock. I was at the church getting...
by Rev. Phil | Nov 15, 2023 | Thinking Out Loud
Linda is leaving town!! I was so sad to get the news this morning. Apparently, she and her husband are moving to Huntsville to be closer to their granddaughter. To be honest, I didn’t know she had a granddaughter, or a husband for that matter. And until today, I...
by Rev. Phil | Nov 8, 2023 | Thinking Out Loud
There is an old story about a group of blindfolded people who were asked to describe an elephant. Each one was touching a different part of the elephant’s body; thus, each had a different idea of what the entirety of the elephant was like. “An elephant is tough and...
by Rev. Phil | Nov 1, 2023 | Thinking Out Loud
Celebrities die at the same rate as we common folk, but their deaths can seem more significant given that millions of people have had a stake in their lives, and thus millions of people feel their passing in a personal way. Social media has given us a platform to...
