Devotional

I don't know about the rest of the country, but the weather is lousy in Indianapolis today. So lousy, in fact, that the powers that be moved Halloween. That's right. They moved Halloween. Now I am 60 years old and…

So I was driving down the street today and saw one of those catchy little quips on the brick sign in front of a church announcing the upcoming sermon. And that sign is the title of tonight's post. Quite honestly,…

A friend of mine was leaving an office meeting last evening and was getting into his vehicle when he was frightened by an older woman who happened to be passing by the back of his car. It wasn't intentional. It…

I was thinking about what to write about this evening and as I was contemplating, I saw a news story on the television about a group of inmates who have a Monday Bible study. I didn't catch all the particulars…

I was speaking with a friend of mine this afternoon, an outdoorsman, and he offhandedly made the comment that most people die in the wilderness because they don't worry about their predicament until it's too late. He went on to…

I had a strange dream last Saturday evening. It was a flashback to when I was in 7th grade and attended Sutherland Elementary School on the south side of Chicago. There were all kinds of activities and most of us…

I was watching TV this evening and during many of the commercial breaks, the announcer would tell the viewers, "Details at 11". Of course, there was always a teaser line first - something to whet your appetite so you would…

October 15th marks the birthday of my cousin, Dave. He's not a first cousin - in fact, our fathers were first cousins, but that's okay. It really doesn't make too much difference what the genetic family relationship is because when…

Lately, several friends have been calling me and asking for advice. Not that this is out of the norm, but the intensity of the issues seems to be deeper than usual. Probably even more to the point this evening is…

Tonight was a very special evening. That's because our family went and celebrated the life of a young boy who is only several years old and yet he has already had a tougher life than most of us will ever…