The Pats play the Ravens this weekend. Nobody knows the outcome of that game.  On ESPN, the analysts look at stats, charts, and past performance to make a prediction, but it’s just that – a prediction. Some will be wrong.… Continue reading

“You’re feeling overwhelmed, aren’t you?” Bev asked me.  I just looked at her mute because  even talking required too much effort at that moment given the various frustrating and difficult challenges that were weighing on my mind. Later as we… Continue reading

I miss my Dad today, on what would have been his 81st birthday. I would love to pull up a chair and talk. One my sons called me yesterday to ask for advice. Nothing earthshaking, just a “Dad, what do… Continue reading

This Monday is the unofficial end of the Christmas/New Year break. Students are back in school, decorations are packed away.  It’s time to go back to the routines.  But, will you be the same?  Advent, the time of preparation for… Continue reading

As I age (2015 will bring me to mile marker 60!) I find that I am more inclined to spend time with my memories.  Some are treasures and a few are nightmares.  The start of this New Year grabs me… Continue reading

2015 dawns in a few hours. January 1 is a reset point, a time to start anew.  Restoration is one of God’s blessings for His people. Because of His grace, we meet life with hope, overcome failure by His strength,… Continue reading

One sunny afternoon in 1972, while I was a student pilot, I set off on a solo flight to an airport 140 miles away. About a half hour into my flight, a visual check of details on the ground compared… Continue reading

Is your life a set of random events, an ‘accident’ in time, or is it one of purpose as prepared by the hand of God?  The question is not just one for philosophers.  The way in which we answer it… Continue reading

He’s running and playing when his toe catches and he falls flat on his face.  It is just skinned knees and hands, but the child is a mess; a flood of tears, gasping for breath between sobs. “I want my… Continue reading

The nativity scene at our church is a beautiful work that captivates me with child-like interest. Lost in thought, standing there looking at it again yesterday, I wondered about coming to that rustic place long ago.  The figures in our… Continue reading