While we sat at my Mom’s hospital bedside yesterday, my Dad and I talked. Both of us have given our lives to church leadership so naturally we discussed church life and trends. Since he relocated to Pennsylvania this Spring, he… Continue reading

I’m writing this while watching my Mom sleep in a hospital bed. Occasionally she sort of rouses to recognize that I’m here, but mostly the morphine has her in a haze of semi-consciousness. It’s my privilege to sit here by… Continue reading

Dan Brown’s best-seller, The DaVinci Code, is a subtle piece of indoctrination, anti-Christian at its core. Woven into a compelling story are assertions about the doctrines of Christianity- which if true – would rewrite the Bible. I read the book… Continue reading

Remember that irritating phrase – “whatever?” that was part of the American conversation for a few years? It was a way to casually sidestep commitment or opinion, “whatever, dude.” It was the catch phrase of the stereo-typical detached young adult,… Continue reading

My daughter and I chatted on the phone yesterday about my dislike of ‘loose ends’ in life, I shared with her some of the ways in which I have recently observed God’s plans working out- and I laughed as I… Continue reading

Some of you can probably remember when Bush I, ran for the Presidency of the U.S. against Bill Clinton. Much was made of “the vision thing,” as the media dubbed it. It was claimed that President George H. W. Bush… Continue reading

When I was a younger man, I lived with the illusion that all questions had easy answers, that all problems had simple solutions! I made a fool of myself more than once by suggesting that I understood things that I… Continue reading

Some of you had a little fun with me yesterday, most probably missed the gaff. A marathon run is not 23 miles as I wrote. Since 1924, the length of the run has been fixed at 42195 meters, or 26.22… Continue reading

I am not an athlete, never been, not likely that I ever will be. I could be but I lack the motivation to train, thus I condemn myself to only being a spectator. Recently I read the story of a… Continue reading

Anyone can smile, be loving, and appear stable when life’s ship is sailing on smooth seas, under sunny skies! Heroes are made in times of crisis, when, from the crowded ranks of the ordinary, she takes the lead, points the… Continue reading