One of our dear friends mentioned this evening, after Bible study at our home, that late tonight and tomorrow represent the first Blue Moon since August, 2012. And, by the way, we won't have another one until 2018. So just…
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This past week I spent more than 25 hours driving through Indiana and Illinois. It was just one of those weeks that I had to work in a variety of places and by Thursday evening I was tired of being…
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If you didn't read my post earlier this week about staying at the hotel where I didn't feel welcome, tonight's article probably won't make any sense to you. To bring you up to speed in the event that you missed…
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A little kindness goes a long way... and last week I had a front row seat experiencing this myself. As you already know, if you are a regular reader of this blog, I travel quite a bit and most of…
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Last Saturday was an odd day. The weather was, for the most part, okay and we made plans to attend the symphony at Conner Prairie - not more that 10 minutes from our front door. The prior week was a…
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Just last month, our oldest daughter, Kristin, turned forty and only several weeks later, on Monday, July 13th, Andrew, our youngest child, will turn thirty four. Or said another way, our youngest child will now be more than one third…
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In my pastoral role of counseling young people who are looking to get married, I have heard some pretty bizarre things. Several years ago, I heard a string of thoughts on marriage that were so far removed from what God…
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Three of our four grandsons came over today and as much as I wanted to relax and prepare for the upcoming week, they all wanted to fish in the backyard, where I caught four good sized bass yesterday afternoon. I…
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Last week, I ended up working with two separate people who were both looking for jobs. One person was thinking about leaving her current career and trying to find something more in alignment with what she thinks God has in mind…
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Janet and I are coming up on our 42nd anniversary in August and we have been trying to put together a trip for the occasion. We have thought about a river cruise in the Pacific northwest, or possibly a trip…
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