Rev Bill

Hogmanay (pronounced [ËŒhÉ”gmÉ™'ne:] — with the main stress on the last syllable – hog-muh-NAY) is the Scots word for the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. Its official date is the 31 December. However this is normally only the start of a celebration which lasts through the night until the morning of [...]

I came across this blog in a post at Monastic Mumblings.  It has devotional material for each of the 12 days of the Christmas season — giving some explanation and a religious interpretation to the carol "The 12 Days Of Christmas". 
I know I’m late in doing it — but I want to post on [...]

I’ve seen"memes" on other blogs — and this morning read a "Pastoral Meme" at Apostle John’s blog.    So — I decided to tackle it myself.  So — here’s the Rev Bill edition of the Pastoral Meme.
1. When were you ordained?1984
2. What was the first official act you did as an ordained minister?I conducted a [...]

Congrats to Linda – the 5,000th visitor to this blog! 
After all the grief this blog — and some of the commenters here — have caused you I can’t think of many more who deserve the celebration more than you!   My "blogdaddy" and nephew Rob, the ApostleJohn (who has given me ideas that have gotten me [...]

I found a post at Eternal Revolution that speaks to the need to show love and compassion to those we disagree with — or feel are wrong in their behavior — instead of criticizing and pointing out how wrong they are.
One part I really appreciated was the comment:
Think of the impact if the first [...]