Author Archives: John Schroeder

About John Schroeder

A spiritual pilgrim (and untrained preacher)...who writes pretty well...and thoroughly enjoys sharing stories of his encounters along the way. Most days, those encounters are occurring in and around my community in Manchester, MO (St. Joseph Parish). For more about my commercial experience, see my Personal Links below. http://www.corpwrite.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/corpwrite https://withusstill.wordpress.com/

Today’s find: Pete & Peter

Posted on August 13, 2023 by John Schroeder

It’s been a few years, but I still vividly recall the setting when Pete Townshend’s confession of faith came to me like a whisper…like a still, small voice.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 19th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Pete Townshend, The bargain, The Who

Today’s find: Mudjacking

Posted on August 6, 2023 by John Schroeder

They came without warning, the members of the mudjacking crew.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Feast of the Transfiguration, Mountaintop, Mountaintop Experience, Mudjacking, Transfiguration

Today’s find: Jim Dandy

Posted on July 30, 2023 by John Schroeder

It was the Jim Dandy that got me.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Peach Picking, Peach preserves, Pearl of great price

Today’s find: Blue noise

Posted on July 23, 2023 by John Schroeder

I’ve noticed a noxious presence sprouting across the course where I play most of my rounds of golf.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Bluetooth speakers, Golf League, Wheat and weeds

Today’s find: Hard copy

Posted on July 16, 2023 by John Schroeder

Our burg’s city park was the place to be on Saturday morning, judging by the line of cars in queue for the quarterly “electronics recycling event.”

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Canon PC 795, Copier, Hard copy, Sower and the seed

Today’s find: Pretzelogic

Posted on July 9, 2023 by John Schroeder

Darling Granddaughter (DG) may have just earned herself a new nickname: “Pretzel Girl”.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Pretzel, Twister

Today’s find: Float trip

Posted on July 2, 2023 by John Schroeder

I heard a 47-year-old fable the other day, and it filled my heart with wonder.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Float Trip

Today’s find: Skunkworks

Posted on June 25, 2023 by John Schroeder

Given the recent state of my game, I probably shouldn’t have been surprised by the presence of the critter that scampered across our fairway a few weeks back.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Jeremiah, Skunk, skunkworks, Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time