Tag Archives: Faith

The Gift

Posted on August 11, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I was asked by some out of town followers to share this week’s sermon. To recap, our pastor raced to Connecticut to be with his daughter as she delivered her second child … leaving the pulpit empty this week. We … Continue reading →

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Please Pray for Me

Posted on August 10, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I don’t usually ask for prayers for myself, but today is an exception. And, really, it is not for myself. Our pastor raced to Connecticut to be with his daughter as she delivered her second child … leaving the pulpit … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Lonely

Posted on August 9, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/08/five-minute-friday-lonely/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading →

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Faith and Action

Posted on July 31, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I received a strange message the other night. It read, “Do you take requests for your writings? If so I’d like to hear about faith vs. personal responsibility.” Whoa. My first thought was, why me? I mean, that’s pretty deep … Continue reading →

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I’m great

Posted on July 27, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I’m great. No, no. That’s “great” as in the adjective, not the noun. As a noun I am not great, but as an adjective, I graduated from father to grandfather and now great-grandfather! Welcome to the world Payton Amaya Schultz! … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Broken

Posted on July 26, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading →

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Joy … Joy … Joy

Posted on February 10, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

As I mentioned before, I’m not a preacher, but when I was an elder at Tyre (NY) Reformed Church, I was pressed into pulpit service. I came across my sermon the other day and thought I would share it. It’s … Continue reading →

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Ecumenism

Posted on January 14, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

Roger Bonjour, Richard Goetz, Tom Gilkey, John Groh, Bill Keller, Jeff Lindgren, Howard Ludlow, John McNeil, Joe Musser, Ed Niday, Jim Orcutt, Alan Rowe, Dave Smith, Lynn Snyder, Dale Weinreich. I’ll get back to those names in a minute. I … Continue reading →

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