If it had been the beginning of November I would have cranked up the snow blower and cleared the driveway. Five inches of snow packed down by the car would have made the driveway icy for three or four months. But this is April with...
One evening a few summers ago our dog came into the house with light coming out of her mouth. It was amazing and spooky. I followed her as she hurried back outside. This was just too weird. She was running around the yard snapping at...
March 21 was the deadline for a one million dollar Powerball winner in Wisconsin to claim his prize. The ticket owner most likely never knew he had such a prize. It was probably washed in his shirt pocket or is in the box between the...
This morning I watched a little red squirrel crawl up a tree and out onto our suet feeder. Much to his delight it popped open and the suet cake fell out onto the ground. I’m sure I heard him say, “Yippee.” Down the tree he...
Have you ever wondered why Samson’s name shows up in Hebrews 11? Hebrews 11 is a list of moral and military giants and right there he is between Barak and Jephthah. He is like the Hebrew equivalent of a Marvel Comic Book character who should...
Prilosec advertises that you can’t beat zero heartburn. Well, maybe they are wrong. There is heartburn and then there is heartburn. It’s true you don’t want the heartburn they are talking about but don’t forget Luke 24:32. “They asked each other, ‘Were not our hearts...
In Luke 7 Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” At Jesus’ baptism recorded in Luke 3 John saw...
The word is “cavil.” According to the dictionary it means to oppose with inconsequential, frivolous issues and to raise sham irritating and trivial objections; to find fault unnecessarily. Cavil especially comes to mind during political seasons. Instead of listening to serious adult issues discussed in...
They stabbed Him in the heart just to make sure. Blood and water came out indicating the pericardium had been pierced. There was no question. He was dead. Sunday He was alive. It was Him. “Thomas put your finger here.” This was no hoax, no...
J. C. Penny’s has been struggling for the past several years. Executive leadership has addressed several issues, one of which caught my eye. The CEO noticed the executives, who visited the stores, were disconnected from mainstream employees. A new directive went out that all executives,...