Olean Times Herald

I was reminded recently of the challenges involved in maintaining unity within any organization, much less one as diverse and multi-faceted as what we...

I had the opportunity this past week to attend a conference on spiritual life in Wisconsin. While I was there, during a time of silent contemplation, ...

Last week I shared the story behind Charles Wesley’s Easter classic, “Christ the Lord is Risen Today!” I thought this week I would share the backgroun...

It is hard to believe, but this is Palm Sunday weekend. Even though Holy Week falls late on the calendar this year – about as late as it ever does – s...

We live in an age of tweets, text messages and sound bites. Under the best of circumstances, that can be a troubling way to communicate. As our nation...

Last week, I told you about a number of activities that are slated to take place in various Christian churches during Holy Week (the week between Palm...

Quite a few years ago, when I was still in the honeymoon stage of my pastorate here in Olean, I asked the church to install a rather expensive audio/v...