September 9, 2026

I write this short reflection on the morning of our “Coffee & Conversation at Concannon’s Bakery” group meeting. At Concannon’s, I will order a small cup of coffee and a plain-cake donut.

Sometimes it feels as though the Christian life is like a donut: All the good stuff wrapped around the “holy.” Sometimes the opposite may be true. The “holy” may feel like a “hole.” After all, why did the donut go to a therapist? He felt empty inside.

To which I reply, Why not go to church?

Rev. Eric