Devotional

Earlier this week, attendees at a city county meeting in Iowa were surprised by the invocation given by a former city council member. To say the least, it was very disturbing. Onetime Ottumwa City Council member, Matt Dalbey, was recognized…

Some of you know that I really like to cook. Usually, it is on a smoker or grill but the fact remains that I am drawn to this hobby as my corporate career winds down. Since I make various flavors…

The world is full of difficult news these days. Families are breaking apart, it’s more than difficult to get a new job and the political acrimony is beyond belief. I have been thinking about all these issues lately and admit…

Since my earliest days, I have had a thing about clocks. I love them. Grandpa and Grandma had a grandfather clock in their living room and I was fascinated with the different chimes that my grandfather changed each month. Whether…

For the past year and a half, I have walked beside a pastor who has felt called to leave the church world and minister to people by feeding them. With support from others, ourselves included, Jordan has founded a non-profit…

This week, the people of the United States remembered the horrific events of what has come to be known simply as 9/11. The year happened to be 2001, but nobody needs to add that as 9/11 is sufficient for those…

When we moved to Carmel in 1982, one of the first things we did was to join the Carmel Racquet Club. I had already been in the area since Labor Day and Janet moved down with our three children on…

Many of you know that eight to ten years ago, I decided to take up grilling and smoking as a hobby. Granted, it wasn’t my first rodeo. I’ve always been intrigued by cooking over an open fire and those long…

… and came… and came… This past week has seen some of the most brutal rain that has ever fallen in Indiana. We have been on the national news and it is clear that we have had more water come…

On August 16, 1960, Doug and I became older brothers to Ken, the third and youngest child of our parents. I remember the day that Mom and Dad brought him home from the hospital to settle in with the rest…