Devotional

If you have been a reader for some time, you may remember that more than a year ago, I wrote a post about a server, Emily, that Janet and I got to know during our many trips to the restaurant…

I was driving home yesterday evening and was thinking about what I would write about tonight. And there, on the car directly in front of me, the rear license plate caught my attention. While I sometimes have some difficulty deciphering…

I was watching the news this morning and listened to the story of a person who has literally taken up his cross. It has been a wonderful testimony to the story of Jesus and His sacrifices for all of us.…

A good friend of mine came over to the house this evening and we started talking about business and some of the choices that we have each made throughout the years that turned out, on hindsight, to be poor decisions.…

Today was the day that I had my semi-annual checkup at the doctor's office. With some of the meds I am on, they really don't want me to go a year without getting an interim exam halfway between my annual…

I read an interesting article about a high school football team in Tennessee that had a ritual of having an opening prayer before each home football game. It seems that the announcer up in the booth, as part of his…

For those of you who know me, I'm sure the title of tonight's post just doesn't make any sense at all. Because I worry about things that I just can't control. And that's just counterproductive. The sad part of it…

Two hundred years ago yesterday, September 14th, back in 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the words that were put to music already in existence that ultimately became our national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner. In many ways, people still complain…

Janet and I are in the process of doing some decorating in our home. We have a number of new pictures on the walls and are in the process of trying to purchase a rug for a small room that…

We had really loud and extensive storms in the area the past several days, but last night took the cake. There was lightning and thunder like you couldn't believe. The rain was pouring down harder than I remember it, at…