Lost in Translation

Today I was in Tipton, IN filling in for a pastor friend of mine who is taking several weeks of vacation. It is a small community church and occasionally I am asked to preach the messages when the pastor of…

Earlier today, America lost one of its early space heroes - Scott Carpenter, 88, one of the Original Mercury 7 astronauts - who died from complications after a stroke he suffered. The announcement was made by his wife in Colorado…

Several people in my life are all battling a number of issues that seem overwhelming - a business executive, a mother, a ministry worker - all struggling with events that seem to take their breath away. I was speaking to…

I have been really thinking quite a bit lately about grief. We are taught that there are several different stages in the grieving process. First, there is denial that bad things have really happened and after that, anger, when God's…

I have been thinking about what to write about this evening - especially with all the recent trials and tribulations that our family has had. The trip to Hawaii, cut short by Nancy's death; the wonder of 40 years of…

It's with a heavy heart that my first post back since our 40th anniversary celebration in Hawaii is about the untimely death of Janet's mother, Nancy Boyd, during our absence. I'm sure that I will tell you about our anniversary…

Janet, Andrew and I have attended the first of two days of the Leadership Summit this year. And it was terrific - so many lessons on leadership from people such as Gen. Colin Powell, best selling author Patrick Lencioni (one…

Today was the annual trip to get our eyes examined. Janet and I try to go together each year because sometimes we get new glasses and we weigh in on frames for one another. It's become something of a ritual…

Well, today is August 5th and the Indianapolis Public School system started the new school year this morning. They must be kidding - August is barely here and already the kids are back for another year in class. In fact,…

This week, Janet and I attended church and witnessed 9 baptisms during the service we attended. If my math is correct, the program listed a total of 38 people who made the commitment this week-end, during 4 services, to demonstrate…