Oct 25, 2013 | Off the Director's Desk
Our God, We read the newspaper and it seems that Cain and Abel are at it again. They just can’t seem to get along. Cain was here first. But Abel’s is the best. Cain’s fruit is too crunchy. Abel, we like our meat a little better done, far less raw. Cain hits Abel and...
Sep 26, 2013 | Off the Director's Desk
“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even...
Mar 28, 2013 | Off the Director's Desk
For Christians this is Holy Week, the week we honor the events that surround the death of Christ on Good Friday. Whatever spiritual significance is attached to that day, the physical act of crucifixion, itself, in the case of Good Friday is the result of violence...
Feb 14, 2013 | Off the Director's Desk
“Lessons From a Barren Place” Matthew 14: 13 – 21 Several years ago I was asked by the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce to deliver their annual Thanksgiving address. For the uninitiated, this involves delivering a speech to about 500 people in our...
Apr 27, 2012 | Off the Director's Desk
A couple of weeks ago, I went to an open house that was being held at the Events Center on Binghamton University’s campus. Unlike most open houses, this one was not set up so that we could see the inside of the Events Center, rather we were showcasing agencies...
Oct 25, 2011 | Off the Director's Desk
700 people attended Rock the Flood – a concert of many musical genres that Jeff and Patti Moat, Christine Evans and Steve Gal and a host of other volunteers put together to benefit both the flood relief efforts of The Broome County Council of Churches and the...
