Devotional

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…

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…