The leadership puzzle We live in a time when there is a lot of focus on the different branches of government in our country. How well will they each stand up and how well will our legal system… Read More
Boomers and basketball, Dear friends, We are in the tail end of “March Madness.” I don’t know who called it “madness,” because all I see is a bunch of very fit college students playing basketball really really well… Read More
Attitude points Dear friends, Last month I laid out the reality of being Parkview in this day and age. You had almost a month to chew on that. Now I would like to weigh in on what our… Read More
Swimming upstream Dear friends, Occasionally it is fitting for a pastor to address his or her congregation in terms of a stark realism so that the people may discover a fresh hopefulness. I think now is such a… Read More
Establishing connections Let me start my thanking you for gifts and cards to our family over the Christmas season. As much as they were not expected they were very much appreciated. Once again, if you received no card… Read More
Counting our blessings, Dear friends, On Thanksgiving Sunday, after the service, I was the beneficiary of a wonderful surprise, a celebration of my two decades at Parkview. When I visit one of our hundred year olds, I like… Read More
Posted: June 29, 2017 by Aart
Coach’s Corner
A question of belonging Dear friends, During the second half of last year we had a resident at Parkview for almost the entire time. Then for the first seven months of this year it was back to the… Read More