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We're still here. As the coronavirus has spread in the U.S. and infected thousands, the restrictions on our movements have tightened. Ruth and I left the house twice last week, then only to pick up prescriptions. But we're still healthy and energetic. In this second week of working from home we and other RUF ministers… Continue reading March 29, 2020 — Home, Week 2

I was home all last week, like a lot of people. All the universities I know have closed and moved courses online. RUF has suspended all in-person activity and has likewise moved our ministry online. You can read more details on my blog post on our Northeast website: https://rufnortheast.org/2020/03/16/facing-the-coronavirus/. So you might suspect that campus… Continue reading March 22, 2020 — Home

I spent last Tuesday and Wednesday with Trip and Joy Beans at Millersville University. Their ministry is going well and I also visited with their intern and a local pastor who is very interested in RUF. I drove home Wednesday evening and left Thursday morning for the annual retreat of our presbytery. The topic was… Continue reading March 15, 2020 — Millersville, Retreat, and Coronavirus

Last Sunday morning I taught the final session in our training conference and worshiped at Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Newark, DE. EP is a vibrant PCA congregation and hosted us for the weekend, providing meeting space and a kitchen all day Saturday and housing over 50 students in homes. Ruth and I got a quick… Continue reading March 8, 2020 — New Jersey

Ruth and I drove to D.C. on Tuesday for my visit to Howard University. Christopher was just released from quarantine after his flight from Wuhan and is now in D.C., so we arranged to have dinner with him. On the way he sent a message that he had come down with the flu - the… Continue reading March 1, 2020 — D.C. and Delaware

Last Monday I had lunch with area pastors and worked on conference and other details. On Tuesday I began the long, snowy, and beautiful trip to Burlington, Vermont. The weather delayed me, but I arrived in time to join the men's dinner and Bible study. Afterward I had a pleasant visit with John and Megan… Continue reading February 23, 2020 — Vermont and Rhode Island

Last week started out intense. I returned Saturday evening from the Western Mid-Atlantic Training Conference in Pittsburgh. Sunday morning I taught Sunday School, then Ruth and I flew to Dallas for RUF Assessment where we evaluate couples for suitability in campus ministry. The Assessment schedule is relentless, but we kept up and arrived home late… Continue reading February 16, 2020 — Dallas