Devotional

As you may remember from last year, my friend Paul and I always speak around the holidays about an overarching theme for the following year. You see, since we entered seminary together, we both had high regard for the burden…

Janet and I were able to find several days to get away to the Greenbrier here in White Sulphur Springs, WV so we are relaxing in front of the TV and sharing a cup of coffee. We will leave here…

The year has started out a little more hectic than I thought it would and I am already finding myself in the middle of a number of projects. Needless to say, when the evening rolls around, I'm exhausted. Aside from…

We're now solidly into the New Year and all of the end of the year stuff has been completed. We've closed out the business for 2012 and opened new check registers for Janet and me as we begin 2013. The…

One hundred fifty years ago today, January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the famous Emancipation Proclamation. The document, issued by Lincoln's authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Services, was not passed by Congress. The purpose of the…

Today is the last day of 2012. And quite a year it has been. A year of mixed blessings. Our family has struggled with health issues, an unfortunate divorce, a solid year in business and a host of other remarkable…

My closest friend growing up was Bob Thompson. He and I went to Sutherland Elementary School on the south side of Chicago together. In fact, we were locker partners. We met in the fourth grade and were paired up together…

... is the price of their toys. Ever heard that line before - I have. Well, tonight, it fits. I really want to start out this evening with a correction - perhaps an admission would be a better term to…

Well, it's December 26 and the weatherman was correct. It snowed and snowed and snowed, starting early this morning. By the time I got up, it didn't look too bad, but that quickly changed. Here in Carmel there must have…

It's Christmas Eve - the night before we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Janet and I are just home from Kristin's where we had our traditional Chinese carry-out and most of the family was there. Janet just set the TV…