Author: Andrew Bors (Andrew Bors)

By Ward Shope I’m not much of a golfer.  My dad played a lot over the years and once in a while he would ask me to join in an all-expenses-paid afternoon of recreation.  I loved the beauty of Lancaster Country Club, but the first 9 holes were always pure torture.  From the first tee,...

By Ward Shope As a family that lived in the Netherlands for four years, there were certain treats that we not only liked then, but now have nostalgic value to us. The other day, Debbie and I sat down to our daily late afternoon tea time and munched on a Dutch cracker that I particularly...

By Todd Hill I am not a true Phillies fan.  In fact, I probably have only watched a handful of games since 2010.  However, in the run to their World Series win in 2008, I was a die-hard fan.  I watched every game and knew every player  I will always remember that, due to the...

By Nancy Unks A potter friend shared some clay with me that was quite different from any I had used before. First, its color was dark red from its high iron content. Then, it was very coarse in texture because of copious amounts of sand—grog in potter’s lingo—mixed into it. That’s the feature that affected...

By Ward Shope I’m reading a book on humility.  Please don’t applaud. Over the last months, I’ve been astounded at my own levels of irritation, frustration, and anger at almost everything and everyone.  Debbie has convinced me that our dog is not bright enough to actually carry out conspiratorial attacks against me, but he has...

By Ward Shope New Year’s resolutions are challenging this year.  Many made new commitments to exercise when the pandemic set in.  So apart from the holiday bulk we’ve managed to swallow, we’ll just be getting back to what perhaps we were doing before.  There are always the well-meaning faith resolutions such as: more consistent Bible...

By Jane Highley A mistake can be an opportunity. About four years ago, when I realized it was too late to make and send Christmas photo cards, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to create New Year’s Day cards instead, with plenty of time to spare and less pressure. And that has been the...

By Ward Shope The giving and receiving of gifts around the holidays can be a complicated affair.  There are those among us who naturally excel at gift etiquette.  They can find the perfect gift for that “special” curmudgeon and find unequalled joy in wrapping and presenting it – melting their target with a knowing twinkle...

By Ward Shope Thanksgiving Day marks the end of November, But the good news is just starting as we move through December Toward the birth of our Savior, the king who redeems And restores all things beyond our wildest dreams And coaxes us his powerful promises to remember. While the pandemic rages and threatens to...