“I wish I had given Dad those shaves,” I sniffled last night. He’s been gone since February, so my wife was baffled, by both my emotion and cryptic remark. She hugged me and gently asked, “What’s wrong, Hon?” I explained… Continue reading

One night in April, 2000, little Joy, age 4, really had to go to the bathroom so her Mommy pulled over on the wrong side of the unnamed country road in Texas. The little girl threw open the passenger side… Continue reading

24 years ago, when personal computers were still uncommon, I bought one. Tech support and standards were non-existent so owning one was an adventure. I decided to upgrade my computer, confident in my knowledge. My exploration inside the box ended… Continue reading

At Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming there is a geyser where about once an hour, boiling water shoots to a height of 100’ from a vent in the earth. A combination of a regular water source and the heat from… Continue reading

What does Jesus Christ look like to you? Yes, you most certainly have created an image of Him in your mind. We all do! Usually, that image looks like an idealized version of ourselves. Living in a media age, we… Continue reading

Just 60 days ago, I wondered if the dismal economy and changing ideals about Christian education was going to force a change in our school, Good Shepherd Christian Academy. Re-enrollment was slow and it did not appear that new students… Continue reading

Senator Edward Kennedy died this morning after a long year of dealing with the ravages of brain cancer. The articles that summed up his 77 years mentioned his great moments and his failures. He was a leading member of the… Continue reading

For 26 long years he brought up the same subject in the Parliament. His colleagues mocked him, accusing him of losing his common sense to religious fervor. The business establishment threatened that his idealism would destroy the economy. Stress took… Continue reading

Last Friday, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, voted to accept homosexual men and women who are living in monogamous relationships into the ordained ministry. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082100532.html(This blog is not about bashing homosexuals or the ELCA, so please read to the… Continue reading

The pastor leading the funeral service spoke of a young lady who was a tomboy, who loved to run and climb trees. It made me smile for the woman’s body laying there in the casket behind him was that of… Continue reading