David Green

Peter and I spent all day last Monday working on his basement bathroom -- i.e. plumbing and framing to build a bathroom. It would be nice to finish before the crowds descend at Christmas. Ruth and I drove home on Tuesday, arriving in time to vote. Regular campus visits are finished! I have visited each… Continue reading November 8, 2020 — Bethlehem

Eli is studying a toy catalogue, Ameilia is building bridges on a computer, Isaac is watching a Little Bear video, Lydia is taking a nap, Megan and Ruth are folding laundry -- everything is peaceful and happy at Peter Green's house -- at least for five minutes!I had to stay in the Lehigh Valley last… Continue reading November 1, 2020 — Pittsburgh and Akron

Tuesday morning I set out for Maryland. First stop was Owings Mills for lunch with Steven Badorf, a former RUF colleague, now pastor and old friend. (I didn't say Steven was old. The friendship is old.) Steven has been helping to teach one of the tracks of our student training conferences. We had a good… Continue reading October 25, 2020 — Maryland

Last Tuesday I drove to Glassboro, NJ to visit the RUF ministry at Rowan University. Brent Kilman has done masterful work launching the RUF ministry in a school which is very important to south Jersey. I had a good time with Brent and dinner with him and Juli. In the summer they bought a house… Continue reading October 19, 2020 — New Jersey

It's a delightfully quiet evening at the end of a restful day - a nice respite in the middle of the semester. Last week I was scheduled to visit Lehigh University here in Bethlehem. Michael Goodlin got the idea to arrange all of the events in one day, so Thursday was a marathon starting at… Continue reading October 11, 2020 — Lehigh

It's been a productive day, but full of unexpected tasks. I completed the fall newsletter and it will now go to the printer. If you don't get these, and want to, email us here and we'll add you to the list. Ruth and I were packed and ready to drive to Delaware to visit campuses… Continue reading October 5, 2020 — Delaware

Last Monday I wrapped up some major household projects, and Tuesday left town for the week. I checked off the dentist on the way out of town and arrived in State College in time to meet Calais, the intern at Penn State. I had a nice dinner that night with Cam and Kaela Smith, Cam… Continue reading September 27, 2020 — Pennsylvania Heartland

It's steady travel season. My first trip was to Millersville two weeks ago. The RUF committee has not selected a new campus minister yet, so I wanted to see how the students and the intern at Millersville University are getting along. The campus is a ghost town! Out of 7400 undergraduates, only about 700 have… Continue reading September 21, 2020 — Millersville, DC, Ellicott City

Last week was the last week before I begin fall travels. I worked on two writing projects and made good progress. I finished planning my fall calendar. Area Coordinators had a video conference to discuss filling open campuses. And I read a book! Benjamin gave me The Prize, subtitled The Epic Quest for Oil, Money,… Continue reading September 6, 2020 — Writing

I took another trip! Last week I joined all the Area Coordinators at a lake house in Tennessee for a retreat. It was a beautiful spot, even with the intense Tennessee humidity, and we had a splendid retreat. We discussed and improved our core values and campus minister job description, we discussed how to improve… Continue reading August 30, 2020 — Tennessee