Before I entered seminary, I took over a Tuesday luncheon Bible study from a man who had taught for many years. I really felt called to do it and I started by teaching the book of Genesis - the beginning ...
Almost four years ago, we rescued Hank from a shelter in central Illinois. Four or five months before that, we lost our previous dog, Lexie, who had been with us almost eleven years. She was a great pet and I ...
I have recently been teaching the book of James in our Thursday evening Bible study that has been together for 20 years now. I teach in an exegetical method which means that we go verse by verse and really tear ...
It was eight years ago today that Janet's father passed away. Janet was with him in Williamsburg at the end, while I was here in Carmel. We had just returned about two weeks earlier from Williamsburg where we had attended ...
I received a message from one of my friends earlier this week that he had retired from his last "job" and wanted to speak to me and get my counsel on the next thing he had in mind. Normally, I ...
I was speaking with a dear friend of mine this evening - telling him about my invitation to work with and teach the Soul Sisters Bible study group that I have been a part of for the past several years. ...
The last three or four years, Janet and I have had several times when we needed x-rays, MRI scans or other ways for the medical profession to determine what was happening with us. Janet fell near Christmas several years ago ...
We have a patio deck on the back of our home. We like to sit out there and watch the swans, geese and ducks swim in the lake behind our home. It's not a big lake - 15 acres or ...
Today is National Dog Day. I actually found out about this day last year on August 26th, but apparently forgot about it until it showed up on my calendar earlier this week. In case you don't know or have forgotten, ...
I recently met a man who is a doctor and we started to engage in a very interesting conversation. During the course of our discussion, he said that I seemed like a "why" person. I was a little perplexed and ...