When we think of the Christmas story and the birth of our Savior, we can’t help but focus on Mary and the Christ child. In fact, the Gospel of Matthew starts with a genealogy as family lineage was the most…
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We are in the second week of Advent and will celebrate Christmas in another several weeks. A dear friend of mine, several years ago, decided that he wanted to help make Indianapolis and the surrounding suburbs the nativity capitol of…
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Thirty five years ago, after we had moved to Carmel, IN when the kids were young, we heard of a wonderful pianist named Lorie Line. We had already lived in Indiana for seven years or so and we decided to…
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As many of you know, our dog, Hank, passed away last summer as a result of dilated cardio myopathy, better know as DCM - a serious heart condition. He was a rescue, as were so many of our dogs during…
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More than 18 months ago, our son, Andrew, took a position with the Rahal racing family. He is in charge of their paint protection business and I have learned more about auto paint and protection systems than I ever thought…
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At this time of year, it is easy to run right past Thanksgiving and head directly to Christmas, the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus. When we have years like the one we are in, when Thanksgiving is so…
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Every several years I am asked to speak to a women’s group that Janet is a member of. They are fundamentally a Christian group and each month they have a speaker present a short program that would be of interest…
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Janet and I are big animal lovers. In fact, shortly after we were married, we adopted our first two dogs, Sassy and Bobby. They were both mixed breed dogs, but clearly they were predominantly border collies. Unfortunately, Sassy contracted distemper…
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Have you ever fallen asleep during prayer time? Or have you ever been intent on praying and, suddenly, you are distracted by something and you feel guilty because you lost your train of thought? Maybe you even thought that God…
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For more than twenty years, I have worked with and coached George, an unlikely acquaintance who became a dear friend years ago. Our beginning was difficult and filled with challenges. George was out of work and was desperate to meet…
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