Each March 24th, I remember the anniversary of the day back in 1993 that I quit drinking. In fact, I have written about this several times throughout the years, but as the days of drinking fade even further into the…
The last six weeks or so have been very stressful for our family. Several of us have had health issues t0 deal with and the rest of us have tried to supply moral support and encouragement for one another. I…
A number of years ago, Janet and I were driving home at night and I was passed by a green Jeep bearing a Bible verse license plate – Ps 91 11. In that case, which is part of a much…
Today marks the twelfth anniversary of TBTB that was started on my 58th birthday. Now, on my 70th birthday, I find myself writing post #1840 – marking something more than 1.5 million words since our inception. I heard earlier today…
I believe that we serve a very patient God – who waits to have our undivided attention when He has something to share. So… if we are busy during the day, it isn’t unusual that God will wait for the…
For the past five weeks or so I have been teaching the Soul Sisters at our church on Thursday mornings. Each semester, they choose a book to study and this spring we are in the Johannine epistles and the short…
Two weeks from today, God willing, I will turn 70. And this summer, again God willing, Janet and I will celebrate 50 years of marriage. Or, as a friend of mine said, Janet and I will have been married 100…
The last Thursday of the month of January has become a day to honor those astronauts who have lost their lives in the pursuit of the conquest of space. Most people don’t realize that there have been three tragedies that…
I am not naturally a technology guy. Back in the 1980’s I took the position that if I didn’t worry about technology, it would somehow go away and I would never have to worry about it again. But that was…
Every once in a while, I am asked to fill in for a pastor who is ill, gone on a trip or otherwise unable to lead the church temporarily. I have helped out in Tipton, IN, Indianapolis, Noblesville, IN and…