Dear Saints in Santa Fe, and other far-off places, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, who holds compassion for all God’s creation. A baby is God’s opinion that the world should go on. These words by poet Carl Sandburg have stayed in my mind, word for word, for some forty years and they come back to me every time I think of our new Infant Care Center on the third floor. ...

Dear Saints in Santa Fe, and other far-off places, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, who often needed to get away from the pressing crowds. A little history of my upcoming sabbatical after Easter, now termed a vacation and study leave. Every seven years, pastors in the Presbytery of Santa are entitled to a 3–4-month sabbatical for rest and restoration.  For me the seven-year mark was 2019 ...

Dear Saints in Santa Fe, and other far-off places, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, who turns our daily lives into a calling. “I liked your song.” That’s all that came out.  I wanted to say how Groundhog Day has been such an important movie in my life, how my wife Jenny and I started dating on Groundhog Day in 1981 and we have made watching it a tradition, and how brilliant and funny your story is, so thank you for all of that....