How goes the war? Wanted: A time machine or church communities that actually evangelize
“How goes the war?” my friend Lee asked as he shook my hand and gave me a hug outside of the coffee shop. Lee is an admirer of the work… Read more.
Bleeding and living green and white over the long haul
Ken Hohman (middle) at the prayer vigil for Damar Hamlin at Sto-Rox High School. The headline, tucked inside the paper like most news coming from run-of-the-mill Read more.
Franco’s Army mourns: We lost a good one
The news was every bit the shock as the loss of another Pittsburgh Hall of Fame sports hero when Pirates legend Willie Stargell died right on the cusp of being celebrated Read more.
The gift is yours to share at Christmas and throughout the year
Christmas is upon us again. I always get excited for this season. I always look with wonder at the birth of Christ. The arrival of Jesus at the scandalous intersection… Read more.
The kind of wind that cuts right through you
I heard Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” on the radio over Thanksgiving weekend, while my family was in Detroit visiting my wife’s Read more.
Remembering Terry Stubbs, a one of a kind local legend
I was in Kentucky when I got the word. My lifelong friend Terry was gone. Details were few, but I assumed it was likely a gran mal seizure that took… Read more.
The award-winning yada yada yada
I was quite thrilled to see Gazette 2.0 honored at the Greater Pittsburgh Area Media Awards. Sonja Reis, head honcho of the paper, has been putting together good Read more.
It’s more like a step forward and a kick in the gut
It’s the end of baseball season, a time of year where I usually feel a sense of loss as my favorite sport disappears until Spring. This year, to be honest,… Read more.
Work of a true artisan never needs to be masked
Years ago, I worked construction on the makeover of the San Diego Hilton Beach and Tennis Resort, with dozens of bungalows, a two-story luxury hotel built in wings Read more.
On the road again with stories to tell and successes to share
Whenever I’m invited to travel and speak at functions I chuckle a bit, wondering if the folks asking me to come understand that I’m just a knucklehead from the Read more.