Devotional

I used to travel extensively for business. There were years that I would spend more than 75 nights in Marriott hotels to achieve Platinum status and also more than 60 nights in Hilton hotels to achieve Diamond status. Many years…

So far this winter, we have been very fortunate with the mild weather that we have been having. In fact, it has been the warmest winter we have had in a number of years. But that all changed a day…

We are getting ready here in central Indiana for a very rare occurrence. That is, on April 8th of this year, a total solar eclipse will occur and Hamilton County, Indiana, the county where our home in Carmel is located,…

Yesterday, we finished the official celebration of Christmas with the occurrence of Epiphany. That is celebrated January 6th each year and marks the time that it is believed the Wise Men first laid eyes on the baby Jesus. There is…

When Janet and I were dating in Chicago, we loved to go out and get pizza. Usually deep dish Chicago style up in the northern suburbs (think Gulliver's) or downtown at Pizzeria Uno or Due... Malnatti's was also around, primarily…

A week ago I wrote a post about helping a ninety year old friend of mine by asking our readers to pray for his daughters and other family members who are non-believers. It is the first time in almost thirteen…

Today, the cusp of Christmas Day, is an unusual day in the church. That's because we can have a difficult time discerning as to whether today is the fourth Sunday of Advent - or is it Christmas Eve. Well, that's…

I had the pleasure of receiving a note from a dear friend of mine Tuesday. He's ninety years old and we have been friends for almost 40 years. In fact, at one point he and I were friendly competitors in…

This week, we have had problems with our heat in the main part of our home. We called Bob, our heating contractor, to come out, run the semi annual check-ups and change the filters, etc. He told us that there…

We live in Carmel, Indiana where we moved from the northwest Chicago suburbs on Labor Day, 1982. Well, to be exact, I moved here then and Janet, along with the kids, moved here on Halloween weekend later that fall. Carmel…