Last week, I received the nicest hand-written note in the mail. It was from a dear friend, Dave, who gave up FaceBook for Lent to concentrate on more direct communications with the people who have impacted his life. It is…
Earlier this week, on March 24th, I celebrated 29 years since I stopped drinking alcohol. When I was younger, I never gave much thought to how much I drank – that is until I went for a periodic blood test…
Fifty years ago today (it’s difficult to believe that it’s that long ago), my maternal grandfather died. It wasn’t the first death that my brothers and I experienced in our family, but it was definitely the most crushing to us….
When I finished seminary, I thought that I would be done with the corporate world and would end up with a church. Frankly, I had it with all the politics in the business community and seminary was a haven that…
About this time each year, I can’t help but think about several things – moving the clocks ahead, the beginning of spring and the Ides of March. We have already moved the clocks ahead yesterday, spring is still about a…
Today, our newest car is two years old. I have to admit that it runs great and we really enjoy having it, especially on long road trips. We are comfortable, we have heated and cooled seats – and the front…
As I sit here writing this evening, I can’t help but think about the 24 pound beef brisket that is in our smoker on the lower patio of our home. It’s really quite an adventure but I have to be…
For those of you too young to remember him, the most trusted man in America for decades was a newsman by the name of Walter Cronkite. He was revered in this country – by both political parties. For eons he…
In case you haven’t been following the social forums this week, we are in the middle of a Palindrome Week. If you aren’t familiar with this term, a palindrome is a set of words, letters or numbers that read the…
Each year, I find that I become increasingly reflective around the time of my birthday – which was yesterday… It seems that the years pass more quickly than they used to – and I focus on other concerns than the…