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When Janet and I were dating in Chicago, we loved to go out and get pizza. Usually deep dish Chicago style up in the northern suburbs (think Gulliver's) or downtown at Pizzeria Uno or Due... Malnatti's was also around, primarily…

A week ago I wrote a post about helping a ninety year old friend of mine by asking our readers to pray for his daughters and other family members who are non-believers. It is the first time in almost thirteen…

Today, the cusp of Christmas Day, is an unusual day in the church. That's because we can have a difficult time discerning as to whether today is the fourth Sunday of Advent - or is it Christmas Eve. Well, that's…

I had the pleasure of receiving a note from a dear friend of mine Tuesday. He's ninety years old and we have been friends for almost 40 years. In fact, at one point he and I were friendly competitors in…