As most of you already know, Janet and I did not decide that I should go to seminary until I was in my late forties. The kids were grown, we had downsized the house, and as it had been when…
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs.... It's the topic of discussion on everybody's radar these days. Because, try as we might, we just can't get away from the scary thought of what it would be like to be out of work. And while…
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We're almost upon the New Year! Just several days left of 2011 and then we start over again. And we all know that with January 1st, we tend to make promises and resolutions about doing things differently in the new…
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I was driving home this evening from the south side of Indianapolis and I was amazed that although Christmas was only two days ago, I am already seeing evidence of it passing into the background for another year. People are…
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Well, Christmas is over for this year, but one of the things that most of us don't think too much about during the celebration of Christmas is the idea of truly following Christ. We are all about the birth of…
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It's Christmas Day evening; and Janet and I are sitting together in the library. Kristin's family and Andrew's family came by to open presents and have brunch with us; everyone was gone by noon and Janet and I settled in,…
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Well, the shopping is pretty much done and the presents are wrapped. And chances are that I won't be writing to you again until early next week, so first of all, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and…
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Frankly, I have been thinking all day about what to write this evening. Back in November, I thought that I would write a series through the whole month of December about all the traditions of my youth; and those things…
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Sunday morning, our grandson Carter was in the children's choir at Zionsville Presbyterian Church (ZPC) where our daughter Kristin is on staff. Her particular area of responsibility is to create children's curriculum and work with the younger children each week.…
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I was in the bakery last Friday afternoon and noticed that the cake decorator was putting the finishing touches on a white cake with vanilla frosting. I was watching her put a design around the perimeter of the cake and…
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