Yesterday we talked about catchy advertising and our Christian need to pay attention to something we could use to promote our Jesus. We talked about Toyota’s “Let’s Go Places.” Almost immediately I got an email from a friend that reminded me of Hellman’s Mayonnaise’s “Bring...
Huge corporations like car companies spend enormous amounts of money advertising. Those commercials are the product of vast market research and are tested on groups of people before being broadcasted over television networks. We, as Christians, spend large sums of money on evangelism. We want...
The glow of the computer screen is the only light in my room this evening. I am trying to write but a huge house fly is attracted to the light of the screen and I just can’t concentrate. Every time I think I am ready...
This afternoon we visited with Patty, a friend we had not seen for 35 years. When Patty graduated from the eighth grade her mother was ill and could not attend; my wife became a stand-in mom. My wife wore Patty’s mother’s white dress and stood...
According to Ephesians 2 each of us has a specific task to do for God. For most of us it is a mystery deeply woven into God’s grand scheme for His entire universe and His specific plan for our being here. It is difficult for...
The latest issue of Popular Science has an article about the continuing drought in California. It contains quotes from climatologists predicting a gruesome future for the Golden State. According to the authorities quoted, the drought will possibly last for many years to come. This morning...
The names of stores are fascinating. In the 1940’s when I was a little guy there were Five and Dime stores when everything inside only cost a nickel or a dime. There are still a few Five and Dimes around but the name doesn’t have...
The most wondrous thing occurred last evening while taking my dog for a walk. She is a retriever with an incredible sniffer. We don’t make very good time because of all the sniffing stops along the way. Yet, we came upon a rabbit sitting by...
I like Subway sandwiches. I really can lose some pounds if I eat there even for a week. The bread is always fresh as are the ingredients. However, I must also add that I have never gotten a Subway sandwich that looks like one in...
By October, 1905 the Wright brothers had flown 160 times. The longest flight was twenty-four miles and lasted thirty-eight minutes. They could control their plane, fly in circles, bank and lightly land. The Dayton press was reporting eye-witness accounts. The Wright brothers wrote to then...