Robert Frost’s famous poem The Road Not Taken ends with the classic lines, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference.” I cannot tell how many times through the years I have...
It’s 7:00 PM and I haven’t eaten for several hours. I’m working on getting my best suit to fit again. The network evening news is finished and before I can find the remote I am under attack by Friendly’s restaurant. Right there in front of...
Five hundred and one years ago Martin Luther, then a professor at Wittenberg, began to explain to his students Paul’s letter to the Romans. It was Romans 1:17 that ignited Luther’s quest to reform Christianity, “For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed--a...
I have to confess that sometimes David fills me with frustration. I read Psalm 17 and wonder if this man lived in denial. Please note. “Hear me, LORD, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful...
It is fascinating that we consider the Psalms to be Scripture. The Psalms were authored by quite an assembly of people. Normally we think of David, but there was a nameless afflicted man (102), Moses (90), Ethan (89), the Sons of Korah (several), someone named...
For Christmas my son gave us an Amazon Echo with light bulbs for the kitchen. We have been able to turn on the kitchen lights with a voice command. It has been very cool. But tonight it stopped working. The Echo tells me there is...
Last night was one of those really dark nights. My dog and I were out for a late night walk when she stopped, raised her hackles and uttered her fiercest low growl. I carry a small flash light to turn on in case a car...
Have you ever heard a sermon so good deacons should have passed out Nexium to people on the way out of church? Just in case you don’t watch the network evening news let me explain that Nexium is a remedy for heartburn. Cleopas and his...
I used to love used book stores. I loved the musty smell of decaying paper, glue and sometimes leather. The older the book the better. I was on a quest to find some ancient tome filled with the wisdom of the ages. I knew that...
My wife’s father died at home on the very farm he was born. A half mile down the wooded road is a very small cemetery that had not been used for over 50 years. When we called the county records office they told us there...