Devotional

With all the hype about space surrounding the Artemis project and the Voyager spacecrafts that are reaching or have reached the outer edges of our solar system, there is renewed interest in exploring the cosmos and trying to determine where…

Most of you know that I am very interested in space and have followed the various programs since the first Mercury 7 astronauts were selected. I recall with great fondness getting up with Dad early on launch mornings when I…

I was watching one of my favorite movies, “The Last Castle”, with Robert Redford, several nights ago. It is the story of a military prison and Redford is the ranking officer at the facility. The leadership of the prison is…

I have had a lifelong interest in cooking. Although I have spent time in the kitchen with soups and breads as well as some main courses and helping Janet with casseroles and Christmas morning stuff, I really enjoy grilling and…

As most people know, the Bible is the most read book in the world. In addition to the written word, millions upon millions of people consult online and digital copies of the Bible every day of the year. It’s so…

Well, Christmas 2025 is over and in several days, we will begin a new year…  2025 will be history. As we look back on the past twelve months, it seems prudent that we should remember those things that were great…

An interesting thing happened at church last weekend. After the Christmas Cantata, the congregation was invited to participate in a cookie bake sale to help fund programming for the high school and college students. Prior sales have been widely supported…

I am not a very technical guy. Well, I was back in the 1970’s when I could write remedial programming in statistics class at the UICC (University of Illinois at Chicago Circle). The only thing I was good at with…

I can’t believe all the sales this year. First there was Black Friday, and that happened the week BEFORE Thanksgiving…  and it wasn’t just one day, it was like a week! I’ll bet I received more than a hundred emails…

Our calendar year is broken up into seasons and the church’s calendar is divided into seasons as well. They are called liturgical seasons. While our four calendar seasons are, at least here in the Midwest, characterized by changes in the…