Took a little break from the blog, sorry. I had a lot of irons in the fire – Trip to Haiti, Mayfest (large street fair in Bennington – we set up our tent and minister all day), running the Friday night youth program which included taking 25 teenagers to New York City last Saturday… [...]

Revival is a word that is on the lips of many today. It is a heart-cry of multitudes yet frustration and confusion surround the subject of how the church may be revived. Campaigns are mounted, money is spent, and prayers are lifted for a fresh move of God, but revival tarries. Is revival simply [...]

We made the decision to postpone the trip to California. This means I won’t be running the La Jolla half marathon this year which is a bummer since I was really looking forward to it. The problem is that my hip is taking a long time to heal. It has been 4 1/2 weeks and [...]

Enjoyed Saturday at Iron Sharpens Iron (Men’s Conference) in Albany, NY. David Hickey, our Assistant Pastor and I manned a table in the exhibitors hall. Had the opportunity to sell a number of books and connect with a lot of excellent brothers.

It has been a slow process! Over 3 weeks have passed since I fell, badly bruising my hip. The good news is that it is improving. The first week was basically excruciating. The second week I looked a lot like Grandpa on the Real McCoys (TV show from the 60’s for you young readers). Last [...]

My Shoes

Yesterday the hip finally felt good enough (read, “not as painful”) to go out for a walk. I slipped my feet into my running shoes and I stroll-limped down to Jensen’s Restaurant to get coffee and a muffin – no running yet. I sat near the woodstove which radiated a penetrating heat and [...]

Me and owner Rich Cretaro at the Living Word

A hearty “Thanks” to Rich and Debbie Cretaro at the Living Word Christian Bookstore in Latham. We had a great time at the book signing. They had prepared a nice spot near the door so I could greet customers coming in. I got to make [...]

So here I am 4 and a 1/2 weeks out from my first race (a half marathon) and I am stuck on the couch unable to run until I heal up. On Friday March 12 I took a hard fall on a concrete floor – landed on my left hip. The resulting injury – [...]

9 days since I fell and still can’t run – NOT happy! The good news is it’s getting better but just praying the healing process will speed up. Still planning on doing the half marathon in La Jolla.

The radio station is actually going to play the interview this morning at 8:15 for those who would like to tune in.