… the Eagle has landed. With those words, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first American men on the moon, 45 years ago today, on July 20, 1969. Several hours later, after making suitable preparations, Neil Armstrong opened the…
Our Bible study has been in the book of Mark and I have found it very enlightening to see how many times Mark mentions the commands of God as opposed to the traditions of men. In the “olden” days, early…
Today, our son Andrew celebrated his 33rd birthday. By all accounts, it was one of those somewhat lazy days. Andrew spent some time at home and then joined us for a barbecue here at our house. It was good to…
When I was a young boy, every so often Doug and I would stay at my maternal grandparents’ home – about a mile or so from where our family lived. We didn’t stay overnight very often, but Grandma had a…
I am sitting in our little hearth room checking emails and I am listening to Janet and Kristin’s three boys playing the game of Life. I was never much of a board game kind of guy, but Janet and the…
As most of you know, I teach Bible study Thursday evenings in our home. For years now, members of the group have provided snacks on a rotating basis and that way we all get to try a variety of things…
I read an article this morning on one of the newest things in the funeral industry. Always looking to update things and bring new value to clients, a funeral director in New Orleans recently made headlines when he “posed” Miriam…
Lately, I have been involved quite a bit with weeping and gnashing of teeth – my own! As I reported several months ago, I had a great amount of dental work done 22 years ago – 17 crowns and 11…
Throughout my life, I have taught a number of the books of the Bible, including Matthew, Luke and John. But I have never had the opportunity to teach the book of Mark. So that’s the topic of this year’s study…