Devotional

Saturday, November 1, 1969 was the day that I took the SAT tests - required at that time in order to apply to most colleges. It was a Saturday and having taken the PSAT (the preliminary practice test) earlier in…

Monday is Halloween, 2022. This annual day of celebration is actually a pre-cursor to All Saints Day on November 1st. In fact, one of the names used for the events of November 1st is actually Toussaint's Day, derived from the…

Earlier this week, Janet and I did something that we haven't done since very early in our marriage. We fired up a charcoal grill and had an old fashioned barbecue together. We both grew up in homes where our Dads…

The last several weeks, I have written about things of the past and my memories of childhood friends. In fact, there have been several other things that have happened that have me recalling the past this weekend. After Christmas last…

Like Cher, Bono, Madonna or Prince, there are certain people in our lives who are known by one name. You know the kind - people who are so involved as a part of your family that no other additional names…

Normally, I sleep very well. However, this time of year I am plagued by allergies and I have to take more meds to keep my head clear overnight. Still, my ears have been bothering me in the last week or…

On Thursday mornings this fall, I am teaching the book of Romans to a group of ladies, the Soul Sisters, at a local Presbyterian church. And on Thursday evenings, I am teaching the book of Revelation to our home group…

When I was a young boy, my mother taught me how to cook. We had a small kitchen but it was filled with the latest and greatest stuff because Mom was a serious cook. She had attended cooking for school…

As I shared in a recent post, Janet and I, along with the rest of our family, have now been in Indiana 40 years. I started our company on April 2, 1983 and had a really tough time for several…