Devotional

Janet has been looking for some way to volunteer and at the same time fulfill her love of being involved with young children. Back when we were dating, and then after we got married, Janet did her student teaching, the…

I'm not a morning person. Really, I'm not. I much prefer to work later in the day and into the evening, if necessary. But I don't like to get up early in the morning. Even when I was heavily involved…

Yesterday, October 31st, was Halloween, the night that ghosts and goblins roam the countryside before November 1st, better known as All Saint's Day. All Saint's Day is also known as Toussaint's Day in France but the post this evening isn't…

Tonight, perhaps for the first time in my life, I wish I could have two televisions in the same room - one broadcasting the Colts playing the Patriots here in Indy; and the other one tuned to watch the Chicago…

Several times each year, I am asked to preach at a small church north of us in Tipton, IN. The pastor there, Kim, doesn't have an assistant and so whenever he is out of town or goes on vacation with…

Yesterday, quite unexpectedly, Janet and I were visiting someone who was recounting the story of Sam Hill, a wealthy American, presumably from the Pacific Northwest, who became the impetus for the phrase, "What in the Sam Hill is that?" To…

With the changing temperatures and the turning of the leaves, it doesn't take much imagination to know that fall "is in the air." Undeniably, it is my favorite time of the year - the growing season is pretty much over…

Janet and I are in the middle of a yard project that has us removing an island of bushes and evergreens in favor of a perennial garden that we have longed for since we moved in more than 18 months…

For those of you who have been reading my posts from the beginning, you will perhaps remember that I used to write five nights a week - Sunday night through Thursday evening. When I passed the mark of having written…