I love to watch a storm blow around my house here in rural New Jersey.  The trees bend under the strain. I am watching a struggle – wind and tree – and it is amazing to me! When Hurricane Sandy… Continue reading

Do you ever feel the grip of anxiety? It is normal to feel some level of it before a big test or a job interview. A major life change makes most of us think some anxious thoughts. But, for some,… Continue reading

The car was from the year of my birth; an antique.  A 1955 model, it looked like it just rolled out of a new car showroom. Obviously, whomever was driving it had invested time and money in restoration. As I… Continue reading

The boy sat next to me in Awana. He as energetic as he is bright, often being told, “sit down, stop talking.” In group time, the children were asked to share what they thought to be a ‘perfect day.’ Vincent’s… Continue reading

In my experience with grief, I deal with two big temptations; living in the past or escaping into the future. For months following Bev’s death, almost every day I paged through old photos, remembering our life together.  Memory can be… Continue reading

A half-century has passed but that Sunday afternoon experience is still with me. Pastor McDaniel led us into a swimming pool at a Bible Camp and one by one we professed our faith in Jesus Christ and then he plunged… Continue reading

On my deck are a couple of pots containing beautiful flowers. Throughout the Summer months I watered them and fertilized them. Keeping them alive, through 95 degree heat, in blazing sun, demanded consistent effort on my part. More than once,… Continue reading

You have heard of Listerine™, but have you heard of Dr. Joseph Lister? In the middle of the 19th century, a novel idea was circulating in medicine that ‘germs’ circulated in the air. Antiseptic practices we take for granted were… Continue reading

Labor Day is one of the oldest Federal holidays, created in 1894 under President Grover Cleveland. The Industrial Revolution had brought grueling, long days (12 hours) to workers and many worked 7 days a week. Even children went to hot,… Continue reading

  Have you ever shared the Gospel with someone repeatedly, only to have them laugh in your face?  Ever tried to serve someone only to have your efforts rejected over and over?  Did you know that God tells us to… Continue reading