There is hardwood here, and I would like to slam my forehead on it. I can’t tell if it’s real hardwood, or the fake plastic stuff. Or linoleum that is printed to look...
For the past fifteen years, at least, I’ve used my feet for hiking. They’ve carried me up rocky ascents and down stream beds and through meadows like the one Carrie Ingalls tumbles in...
According to the Small Business Administration, most new businesses fail within the first few years because they are underfunded. Sad but true...
Dear Friends, During the month of August, I’ll be on vacation with my family, and then I'll take a few days for...
A few years ago I had the idea that the people of our world divide easily into two groups: church people and non-church people. That point of view was understandable; I was a...
I didn't become a Marine when I enlisted. I didn't become a Marine when I took an oath to serve faithfully. I didn't wear the cherished Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) when I...
He prattled on about the black walnut and cottonwood and skyscraper-high white oak he'd seen at camp that afternoon. About the delicate green katydid that had pranced along his forearm and the...
Many years ago, my wife and I hired a carpenter to build an addition on our two-bedroom house. One hot afternoon, Bill was on the roof laying new shingles. His hammer echoed throughout the...
For we are not peddlers of God's word like so many; but in Christ we speak as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God and standing in his presence. (2 Corinthians 2:17) Jesus is big...
One Sunday morning a couple of years ago, my church announced a new program discussing “Faith in the Workplace.” Although I had never thought much about this subject, I was intrigued and decided to...
My baby starts middle school in a few weeks.
The other day, I needed an unusual piece of hardware. I wasn't sure what it was called, but figured I could find...
Psalm 145 celebrates the greatness and goodness of God.
David has gone to the same camp for the past nine years. He worked his way up the ranks of awards and...
In yesterday's reflection, we focused on the remembering aspect of the Lord's Supper. When we receive the bread and the cup, we are to do so "in remembrance" of Jesus. This is a...
In order to deal with problems in the way the Corinthians were celebrating the Lord's Supper, the Apostle Paul reminded them of the tradition he had passed on earlier. He told once again...
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I'm making biscuits tonight. My son is coming home. Clouds roll overhead, layers of gray upon gray. Wind shakes windows, sends rain in pellets, lashing glass. Where is he now? Still on the...
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As we have seen, there was a major problem in the way the Corinthian church was celebrating the Lord's Supper. Because they...
