Sally and Jack went to their grandpa’s house to visit. While they were there, Grandpa took them out to teach Jack how to use a slingshot. Jack was really good at it. After a little while, Grandpa went off, and by accident, Jack threw a rock with the slingshot, hit one of Grandpa’s ducks in […]
Poetic words from the pen of Arthur Guieterman provide food for thought on what we call “progress”: “First, dentistry was painless Then bicycles were chainless And carriages were horseless And many laws enforceless. Next, cookery was fireless, Telegraphy was wireless, Cigars were nicotineless And coffee caffeinless. Soon oranges were seedless, The putting green was weedless, […]
Don’t we all wish that everyone would be a better person? Do we not hope that some bad people would turn their lives around and start doing good? Do we wish our neighbor would treat us better than before? Do we hope that the people we meet each day would show us respect and treat […]
Frank told about seeing his friend Fred one day. Frank said, “Fred had a bewildered look on his face, so I asked him if he had a problem. He looked at me and said, ‘I misplaced my dictionary, and now I’m at a loss for words.’ ” Credit Fred for wanting to think before he […]
I wanted to be a teacher. Growing up, my mother was a teacher. My wife is a teacher. My grandmother is currently serving on a school board in Warren County. I’ve spent a lot of time with teachers! I believe that investing in young people while enabling them to achieve, and hopefully exceed, their academic […]
James Conant gives us something to think about with these words – “Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.” The apostle Paul often stuck his neck out for the cause of Christ. His brief statement at 1 Corinthians 15:30–31 reveals just how often – “And why stand we in jeopardy every […]
In the spring of 1992 several local ministers were asked to serve as one of several volunteer police chaplains. In the early part of my “career” I was assigned to the Huntsville S.W.A.T. Team. This has been one of the most rewarding, eye opening, humbling and meaningful experiences of my life. Some of my closest […]
Steve Jobs was the primary force behind what is known today as Apple Computers. He is widely recognized as the pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970’s and 1980s, along with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Walter Isaacson published a biography about Steve Jobs in 2011 shortly before Jobs died from pancreatic cancer. He […]
A presidential election is right around the corner. Whatever your political preferences, the Holy Spirit speaks very counter-cultural words about government and how we relate to those who govern in Romans 13:1-2 – “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed […]
We are really ready for this presidential election to be over. We’re ready for an end to the rancor and tackiness. Voters on both sides feel frustrated, even embarrassed by it all. There is a visceral fear, an angst about the result. What if so and so wins? When we wake up to November 4, post-election, when […]