Kill the Spider! December 7, 2025 Today is the Second Sunday of Advent. In the Gospel (Matthew 3:1-12) we listen to a most unpleasant prophet, John… Read more
The Pew Potato’s Prayer! December 6, 2025 Dear Lord, please leave me alone. Just let me sit here in my pew on Sunday, and Lord guard my… Read more
The Person Who Needs It the Most! December 5, 2025 Several times in Treats for the Soul over the last few years I have told a memorable story that occurred… Read more
Joy to the World! December 4, 2025 Consider the story of one young man. He was often sick as a baby. He was always small, puny some… Read more
The President As a Mouse! December 3, 2025 Twenty-two days from today is Christmas Day!! The day that changed life forever on Planet Earth! You would never know… Read more
It Taxes Our Imagination! December 2, 2025 It is a story that taxes our imagination—this story of God taking human flesh, of God becoming one with us. … Read more
Four Things That Matter Most! December 1, 2025 In a wonderfully challenging book, The Four Things That Matter Most, Dr. Ira Byock, a leading palliative care physician who works with… Read more
Just a Cup of Cold Water! November 30, 2025 Today, the First Sunday of Advent, is the only Sunday in Advent when we will hear the voice of Jesus… Read more
The Lord Is My Shepherd! November 29, 2025 We are all familiar with Psalm 23, “The Lord is My Shepherd”. Hopefully we pray it often and we meditate… Read more
Only Passing Through! November 28, 2025 Today, the day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday with all the sales and all the shopping that goes… Read more
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! November 27, 2025 When the Pilgrims gathered for that first Thanksgiving in 1621, they had almost nothing — yet they celebrated as if… Read more
Let the Pilgrims Speak to Us! November 26, 2025 If the Pilgrims could speak to us today, they would not recognize our technology, our cities, or the speed of… Read more
