Our yard is one vast nursery. We have a cardinal nest, a robin nest, a chickadee nest, a catbird nest and a phoebe nest. There is a squirrel nest, a chipmunk nest and a rabbit nest. I'm sure there are more but those are the...
I listened to a radio preacher today tell his listeners, "Sin is sin because God said so." I kept waiting for him to answer the question, "Why did Godsay so?" He never did. I was reminded of a small child asking his parent why he...
Some of my undergrads asked me if I have any clothes other than blue shirts and khaki pants. And if I do, why don't I wear them? Well, I don't. I have no problem getting dressed in the morning. I don't stand there and say,...
I enjoy watching new buildings getting higher and higher. It isn't long before the building is higher than the highest crane. However that is no problem. The workmen put together a new crane on top of what has already been built and so the building...
All the recent rain left some serious road damage on our way home. Today they were patched. Patching works but it isn't the same as new. As I bounced across one of them I immediately thought of Matthew 9:16. Jesus said, "No one puts a...
I opened a drawer this afternoon and discovered it jam-packed with out-of-date computer STUFF. There was a tangle of cables and mouses (mice). We got our first computer in the early 1980’s. It was a Radio Shack TRS-80 and had huge internal memory of four...
When I was a young man I learned Joel 2:28 which talks about old men dreaming. I used to wonder what old men dreamed about. The context of Joel referred to the Holy Spirit and prophecy. Now that I am officially an old man (I...
I wonder if I have found a flaw in our nation's airline security system. Once on the east coast and once on the west coast I went through the magnetic detectors without triggering an alarm. The reason for my concern is I have a metal...
The only times I can remember not being owned by a dog were my years at school living in a dormitory. Dogs have been essential to my wholeness. One of my friends told me it was indicative of a need to be worshiped. I hope...
With great joy this afternoon I looked out my office window and watched a father helping his five (?) year-old little boy learn to ride a bicycle. With his helmet securely in place he mounted up ready to go. Sitting up straight the little guy...