If you have been a faithful reader for any length of time, you know that the past summer and this fall have been difficult for us. We have had a number of things that have interrupted our lives and in…
Friday morning, I bent down and for the first time in years, pulled a muscle in my lower back. I had forgotten how painful that can be. Years ago, back problems were a way of life with me and I…
This morning, I sat in the waiting room of a surgery center while Andrew had a brief surgical procedure performed on his thumb. For several reasons, all this brought back a number of memories from the distant past, when I…
From time to time, each of us deals with trials and tribulations that put us to the test. Sometimes our faith is tested while at other times, adversity just intensifies our belief in God and His provision for us. This…
My brother, Doug, is celebrating a birthday today. And for some reason, which is not too unusual for me, I was daydreaming about growing up together. We also have another brother, Ken, whose birthday is in August, but today is…
I don’t know about the rest of the country, but the weather is lousy in Indianapolis today. So lousy, in fact, that the powers that be moved Halloween. That’s right. They moved Halloween. Now I am 60 years old and…
So I was driving down the street today and saw one of those catchy little quips on the brick sign in front of a church announcing the upcoming sermon. And that sign is the title of tonight’s post. Quite honestly,…
A friend of mine was leaving an office meeting last evening and was getting into his vehicle when he was frightened by an older woman who happened to be passing by the back of his car. It wasn’t intentional. It…