March 5, 2014
This past weekend Linda and I were forced to stay home from our planned ministry travel due to the winter weather. It seemed to me that it was no coincidence then that I also came down with my twice annual… Continue Reading…
March 4, 2014
There are not many places in this world where one can find, and enjoy, a sense of safety and security. It seems as though the world is increasingly populated with those who would ravage, destroy and kill. It is true… Continue Reading…
July 23, 2013
Being the fourth in a family of seven children, she declined opportunities to use her artistic talents to pursue a career in design graphics. She counted as of little account the fact that she never enjoyed the experience of being… Continue Reading…
June 23, 2013
Linda and I enjoyed celebrating her birthday and Father’s day by spending two days in McGregor IA where we took an ornithological tour on the Mississippi, poked around in some antique shops and browsed a huge flea market. In spite… Continue Reading…
May 24, 2013
It had been two days since I drove fence posts into the ground and completely surrounded my 800 square foot garden with a 30″ chicken wire fence to keep the rabbits from eating my strawberry and vegetable plants as they… Continue Reading…
April 26, 2013
It was mid-winter when I first met him. I was working at my desk when suddenly there was a fluttering swarm of wings past my window as dozens of small birds left the half a dozen feeding stations in… Continue Reading…
January 25, 2013
Several days ago, I stood in the office of my physician after my annual checkup while the receptionist was scheduling my next appointment. She noted my address and told me that she lived not far from me. In fact we… Continue Reading…
December 21, 2012
I have recently been reading some of the hundreds of “My Little Golden Books”. Admittedly, it has been a long time since I’ve read any of these. It’s not the sort of reading that poses much in the way of cerebral… Continue Reading…
November 19, 2012
I have a love/hate relationship (mostly hate and the love part is only there because my sweet wife MAKES me) with what I refer to as the “Green Racket Conspiracy” in this country. It was, therefore, refreshing and affirming to… Continue Reading…
October 18, 2012
In the fevered pitch of the final weeks before the election it seems clear to me that our nation is not well served by an ever changing political environment created by the fickle winds of public wisdom, discernment and opinion… Continue Reading…