It’s Monday! Does that make you groan, a reminder that you have to get back to work?  The grind can wear us down. The situation and/or people where we do our work can be difficult. But, (Ah you knew that… Continue reading

Recently someone was criticizing the Christian Church as a waste of resources, serving no visible purpose.  The observation made me think about our mission in this world. The church doesn’t always get it right, sometimes does lose her way when… Continue reading

Yesterday I signed an agreement, a contract. My name, a scribble a line on a piece of paper, indicates a promise, representing my intentions. Barring catastrophe, I will keep my word! Doing what I say, when I say I will… Continue reading

Optimism is sold as the answer to dealing with life. There is much to said for being positive, for looking for the best. Who doesn’t love that song from Little Orphan Annie – “The sun’ll come out tomorrow, bet your… Continue reading

We all get weary, don’t we?  That fatigue can result from hard work, a project that demands sustained effort, or it can come from ongoing pressure and stress. A few hours ago, in the darkness of the early morning hours,… Continue reading

Missionaries were the super-Christians of my childhood church culture!  When a couple came to that little church in the one-street town of Truesdale, Iowa from some exotic place in the big world, it was a great Sunday for me. Most… Continue reading

Are you impressed by God? Silly question, perhaps, but worth asking, I believe. We have tamed Him, explained away His majesty, and made ourselves so familiar with Him that we often lack the proper reverence that brings us to our… Continue reading

Yesterday, I posted a comment on social media which I knew was controversial and I expected the responses that were quick to follow. What I wrote didn’t attack anyone personally. It was an observation about a current public policy. Four… Continue reading

A few days ago, driving along a country road, I saw a doe walking through a plowed field, realizing in a second that a fawn perhaps just hours old was following her. I stopped my car and watched them, surrounded… Continue reading

Yesterday was a beautiful day, bright blue skies, a house filled with family and friends. We chatted, ate our burgers, enjoyed our apple pie (!), and then a conversation just happened… My daughter, Maribel, her husband, her birth Mom (Margarita),… Continue reading