This weekend, I did something I have never done before. I entered a Chili Cook-Off competition. I have been asked for several years to participate but have always declined. Finally, I gave in. For the past several weeks, I have…
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Embracing Change Through Faith
I learned a new word this week. I was doing some research about a monument and found out during my reading that the marker used to have a tomb under it, but the remains of the deceased were moved to…
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When Janet and I grew up at Trinity Methodist Church on the south side of Chicago, the congregation recited the Apostles’ Creed each week as part of the church service. After we were married and moved away to Indiana 43…
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It was 101 years ago today that Mom was born. She’s not still with us - she passed away in September, 1998 - several weeks before she turned 75. She lived 20 years past the time my father died at…
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Years ago, I discovered a remote Indiana State Park about one and a half hours southwest of our home in Carmel. The first time I saw McCormick’s Creek State Park, I conducted a wedding for an engaged couple that wanted…
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