Lost in Translation

Normally, I have a pretty consistent schedule of work, relaxation and sleep. Most of the time, I work more than relax and you would think that at 62 years of age, I would be slowing down a step or two.…

Thirty six years ago yesterday, on May 2, 1979, I had my tonsils out under local anesthesia at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. It was the same hospital my father had died in 11 months earlier and I…

There is no doubt in my mind that God chose the Jewish people to be His favored people. From the time of the covenant with Abraham throughout the years that followed, God has not wavered from His commitment to the…

Yesterday, I dropped Janet off at the airport for a trip back to Williamsburg with her sisters. Every so often the girls enjoy getting together and that means I am on my own for several days. I decided to head…

For most of the country, April has started out as one of the wettest months that we have had in a long time. Andrew is out in Oklahoma and he has posted numerous pictures and videos of storms that have…

Today is Easter, 2015. It is without question the holiest day in the Christian calendar. And it's always interesting to see what our daughter, Kristin, will come up with for the kids that attend church at Zionsville Presbyterian Church, where…

Yesterday was Maundy Thursday, the commemoration of the Last Supper in the upper room where Jesus ate with His disciples and celebrated communion together before the betrayal by Judas and Jesus' eventual crucifixion. It was also during this event that Jesus washed…

We are coming up on Palm Sunday in several days and I can't help but remember all the preparations for Easter when I was a little kid back at Trinity Methodist Church in Beverly Hills where I grew up. Palm…

The past week or so, I have run across several different instances of people discussing the stars and science. Last Wednesday, I attended a program at the local library about the American space program - you know - Mercury, Gemini and…

Earlier this evening, I received word from a dear younger friend of mine, who I am mentoring, that he and his wife welcomed a new baby boy, Andrew Leonard, into their family at 4:01 p.m. this afternoon. He weighed in at…