by Rev. Chuck Muether, Director of Advancement It was a dark and stormy night. No, that’s not how you start a crime novel, and Rev. J. Mark Bertrand should know because he has written three of them. Considered “a major crime fiction talent” by The Weekly Standard, Rev. Bertrand, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian […]

by Rev. Chuck Muether, Director of Advancement “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer” is the memorable line from the 1972 film, The Godfather Part 2. These days I would tweak that to be “Keep your present close, but your past closer.” That may not be quite biblically on par for what we are […]

by Rev. Chuck Muether, HTS Class of 2006 “When I make visits as a chaplain for Mariaska Ministries in south central Iowa, I often recall these words given to me by a professor at HTS: “Don’t make a visit. Make a statement.” In other words, don’t go into a hospital room or a hospice setting, […]