An Ode to Spring Where did March go? I checked the old memos penciled on my calendar and discovered March was a very busy month, but I...

I Don’t Understand I have given up trying to understand the workings of our government at any level. There are too many proposals and...

Sermon for March 19, 2023 We had a good week at the river. We were there for a couple snowstorms, but didn’t have to go anywhere, so we...

The Eagles Are Back There is an eagle’s nest straight across from our cabin on the Pend Oreille River. It is a wide part in the river,...

Sermon 5 March 2023 I am continuing my study of the parables of Jesus. This is the fourth one. I am enjoying them so much I will probably...

Sermon 19 Feb 2023 Those of you who have heard my last couple messages know I am working on the parables of Jesus. The definition of a...

Frank’s Essay - The Eagles Are Back There is an eagle’s nest straight across from our cabin on the Pend Oreille River. It is a wide part...

Sermon for 5 February 2023 I finished my series of messages on the epistles not written by Paul back before Christmas. I decided then I...

Happy New Year. Have you ever wondered why the year begins on the first of January? It was Julius Caesar’s fault. He created the Julian...

Last time I spoke (two weeks ago) I talked about Mary. This time I would like to focus on Joseph. What was he thinking/doing months and...

Three Weeks Before Christmas. It is that time of year when my mind begins to wonder what Mary was thinking about thee before Christmas...

Jude The Book of Jude is almost the shortest in the Bible. When I saw how short it was, based on past experience, I expected to find at...

Politics For Profit Have you ever wondered how politicians acquire their money? There are several life-long elected officials who amassed...

Rhine Trip 19 August 2022 – Friday I was hoping to report 6tha6t yesterday’s flight went without a hitch, but that was too much to ask...

Message: “Different Paths,” -- Frank Watson When we left the founders of the new church last week, Saul, the tormentor of Christians, had...

Sermon for 31 July, 2022 When we left Luke’s narrative last week, Peter had reported back to the council that he had baptized a Gentile....

You may recall from my last message that Saul, who becomes the Apostle Paul, appears to the Leaders of the new church in Jerusalem and is...

Sermon Acts 1-6 - The Beginning As our church begins a slight change and restarts with a new Methodist denomination, my thoughts go to...

The leak of the draft Supreme Court decision has been at the top of the news for several weeks now, even eclipsing the war in Ukraine and...

When I joined the military many years ago, I swore to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and...