Paul & Timothy Today’s message at Grace Community Church brought forth memories for me. Both the message and my memory were “preparations” for a new experience. Both the message and my memory were based on Paul’s life lessons to Timothy and Paul’s charge to Timothy to “Preach the Word...correct, rebuke and encourage with great patience (long suffering) and careful instruction. In reading the Second Letter to Timothy you can feel the strong bonds and affection between Paul and Timothy. In fact, Paul once called Timothy his “son in the faith” (1 Timothy 1:2). This bond I witnessed today as Pastor Doug Weygand gave his message. Yes, this message was for the congregation, encouraging us to be ready “in and out of season” to preach (be witnesses); this was for Pastor Isaac Ketner. I could hear “Paul” speaking to “Timothy;” a charge was being given. And I was remembering a dear Sunday School teacher, my “Paul.”  From 1981 to 1987, I was watching a man, George Faul who was t...

Digital Technology On my way to work this morning, almost everyone was looking at or texting on their cell phones, including yours truly.   There is really nothing wrong with this but, it can be quite irritating.   I got off the train this morning walking up the stairs behind one texting on his cell phone; watch where you are going, please .   I am walking the corridor trying to catch my next train and most of the people walking in front of me, behind me or beside me are looking into their cell phone scrolling through emails, texting or commenting on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram ; watch where you are going, please .   I am walking up the street to or from my office; people are on their cell phones.   Do not be staring into your cell phone or texting and then suddenly stop in front of me and I bump into you and then you turn around and give me “the look,” as if it is my fault; watch where you are going, please .  Most of us are habitual users of cell...