Lost in Translation

This past week-end, yesterday in fact, our oldest grandson Connor was baptized at Zionsville Presbyterian Church, where our daughter Kristin is on staff. Undeniably, baptism is one of those lightning rod issues that many denominations and faith groups view with…

Almost thirty two years ago, when we moved here to Carmel, one of the very exciting things that I was looking forward to was to visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the famed Indy 500. We live about 40…

I have had more requests for prayer lately than I have had in quite some time. Let's face it - we all have issues. Janet and I have things we cover in prayer - and many folks write in to…

Today was a history making day in the Catholic Church. That's because Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II were make saints in the Church by Pope Francis with the retired Pope Benedict XVI also in attendance. This is…

The last several days I have been writing about Easter, the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and the events that happened in the days following the resurrection. After all, these are things that we, as Christians, rarely think about…

Well, Easter is over for another year. And most of us will continue going about our daily business until the next holiday comes along. There will be Memorial Day, then the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Halloween and a bunch…

Late Monday evening, or early Tuesday morning, depending where you reside in the United States, people were treated to a rare occurrence - a full lunar eclipse where the earth passed between the sun and the moon, resulting in a…

Tonight is the first evening of the Passover celebration for members of the Jewish faith. Although those of us who are Christian have heard about the Passover rituals from our earliest recollections, many people don't realize that there are many…

...the impact that you are having on others. I say this because every so often something happens that comes back and affirms that people are being impacted by the words that are written on these pages 5 nights a week,…

Yesterday, I was in a car after lunch in Evansville and we pulled up behind an SUV at a stop light. I was casually speaking with a friend who happened to be driving and as our vehicle came to a…