Our campus was without phone service, the Internet and e-mail service today. I was more than a bit amused to get home this evening and to discover the campus IT department sent an email to everyone on campus telling us there was no e-mail service. Obviously communication is everything. ...
This evening my sister handed me her camera wondering why it did not work. She just put new batteries inside and yet it was dead. I checked to see if she had the batteries in the right direction. (I have made that mistake a few...
Have you ever gotten a new perspective on someone after really getting to know them? You thought you knew them, but once you got closer you suddenly realized your former perspective was hearsay. Your ideas about the person were secondhand and not at all what you recently discovered. ...
Have you ever thought you had a warranty on something only to discover to your horror you had to pay for the repair or replacement? You didn't read the fine print and they got you right in the wallet. If so, I have a text for you. Romans...
When we are very small we are good because being bad results in pain or loss. Unfortunately some people never change their reason for being good. Fortunately some people learn to be good for the sake of love. They do not want to disappoint those they care about. ...
I had a small computer technical problem this evening and called tech support. Upon his request I gave the tech support person control of my computer. In a few moments my computer mouse arrow started whizzing about my screen and as fast as I could barely comprehend, windows...
One of the greatest verses of Scripture is I Corinthians 13:2. "And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing." We...
Yesterday's tomorrow is a grand day. I do not know what today's tomorrow will bring because life has a way of surprising us. As for today's yesterday, that is gone and we cannot undo it. It is so important to learn to live in the now. The Psalmist...
While blowing leaves this afternoon I thought of my postman. This is a never-ending task. Tomorrow there will be more leaves in the yard and my postman will have another bag of mail to deliver. Actually he will have two because today was a holiday. In a way...
As I rounded an aisle in the supermarket I came face to face with an entire family. Upon seeing me Mom broke into a huge smile and called me by name. She turned to her family and said, "This is Professor Bothwell." Her husband stuck out his hand...