Author: Otterbein UMC

Christmas Characters

by | Nov 23, 2016 | Blog

This holy season let us take a fresh look at some of the characters of the Christmas story. Shepherds. I lived on a small farm, or perhaps small ranch. We had animals. It was not our only source of income. I can imagine what life must have been like for first century... View Post

Life’s Last Lesson

by | Sep 2, 2016 | Blog

A few years ago I visited a man who was dying. He had a disease that left him almost immobile. I would say he “suffered” from this disease but he had such an amazing attitude he didn’t consider it suffering. I noted that, pondered it out loud with him and he said,... View Post

Aging and Caregiving

by | Jul 27, 2016 | Blog

“Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death... View Post

The Joy of Reading is The Divine Plop

by | Jul 7, 2016 | Blog

Anne Lamott talked about reading as a child: “We found in books the divine plop, the joy of settling down deeply into something, worlds and realities greater than our own troubled minds.” I like that ‘divine plop’. The new electronic book section of Barnes & Noble... View Post