Devotional

I have a good friend who has said several things that have been more hurtful than perhaps he knows. I have thought about how to approach this with him. I know that it hasn't been intentional and for that reason…

Lately, I have been thinking a little more about retirement. In fact, it's a little odd. It seems like only yesterday that I was making plans for 30 or 40 years in the future and now the future is "here."…

Today, the first Sunday after Labor Day, is Grandparents' Day, 2014. The day was first recognized back in 1978 after several folks, led by Marian McQuade, of West Virginia, first came up with the idea of setting aside a day…

Lately, there have been quite a few feature stories about people who have started investment funds to assist those entrepreneurs, primarily in third world countries, who have no other way to finance their dreams and start small businesses for themselves.…

Each year Janet and I try to figure out what we will do in terms of donations and the non-profit organizations we will support as part of our giving program. While we have a particular heart for helping to support…

Janet and I attended our usual Saturday evening church service last week-end and it was probably one of the finest services that we have ever attended. We are in the midst of a series on examining our faith and whether…

This is the traditional Labor Day week-end, when America celebrates the workers of the nation and there are all kinds of lists like the greatest places to work that generate a buzz and stir competition among companies large and small…

Janet and I had some time on our hands this afternoon and drove north of our home into the rural country to visit a farmstand that we really enjoy going to several times during the summer. It's one of those…

I had an interesting experience today. I was driving in the car, alone with the silence and deep in thought, when I felt the urge to hear some music in the background. I had a four hour drive ahead of…

It's been another one of those busy days. I am finding it difficult to regulate my schedule in such a way as to have margin in my life. I thought I would be in town all week but it turns…