rise and rally

Q:  When you stay up too late watching the Lympics, what’s the next best thing to do? A:  Get up early to show support for your local college football team! According to the Centre Daily Times, thousands of Penn State Football supporters showed up to let the team know that Read more

best team ever?

I was a little anxious all week about the move.  With little more than a couple of weeks’ notice we were moving our worship gathering from the local high school to The State Theatre.  I loved the idea–downtown, across from Penn State’s campus, in an auditorium with that delightful conditioned Read more

mother’s day means…

most of the day went Kim’s way.  I say “most” because she is, after all, still “mom,” which brings a certain level of responsibility that cannot be shrugged off, even one day of the year!  But this past Sunday was pretty much a win for Kim. We dedicated our four Read more

leaving town well

This is one of the times of year I hate. HATE. Not because of allergies, though I’m pretty ticked at Adam and Eve for the whole fall of man thing. My gripe lies with the transient nature of our town. Folks roll in for education (we’re in the shadow of Read more

so how was your semester?

I don’t know how you measure the passing of time in your neck of the woods, but in the shadow of Beaver Stadium (Joe Paterno Field?) we closely follow the PSU academic calendar.  We divide our year into semesters and summer break.  The fall semester creeps along, while it’s spring Read more