by Janet Schwengber | Mar 1, 2024 | Pastor's Pen
In his book A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens opens with the line: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” Dickens, who wrote his book in the mid-nineteenth century was certainly commenting on...
by Janet Schwengber | Mar 1, 2024 | Pastor's Pen
I taught students in both secondary school and college for many years. Most students would tell me that they were “spiritual” but not “religious”. I assume the difference was that they believe in a higher power (God) but do not want to do it in an institution like...
by Janet Schwengber | May 22, 2023 | Pastor's Pen
George Eliot wrote “no soul is a desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence.” To have a friend is, in a sense, to acknowledge that I am tenderly held and can trust another’s love of me. Friendship is the melding of two spirits...
by Janet Schwengber | May 3, 2023 | Pastor's Pen, Uncategorized
I taught students in both secondary school and college for many years. Most students would tell me that they were “spiritual” but not “religious”. I assume the difference was that they believe in a higher power (God) but do not want to do it in an institution like...
by Janet Schwengber | May 1, 2023 | Pastor's Pen
MY FATHER’S WAR There is a PBS program titled “My Grandfather’s War”. I am of the age where it was my father’s war. I am the late child of German immigrants who left Germany before the Nazi regime became unbearable. My father would tell stories of while he...
by Janet Schwengber | Nov 2, 2021 | Pastor's Pen
Perhaps one of the most frequently asked questions is, “How are you?” Some common responses are: OK, Pretty good, Fine, Doing all right, Can’t complain. Then there are those when asked how they are, go on and on telling you more than you expected to hear or really...
