I preached in Higgins Lake at my little brother’s church yesterday morning. The evening service cancelled because of heavy snow and I spent all day driving back home. (The life of an itinerant preacher is not always all that romantic). Here is what I said when I got in my little brother’s pulpit for the first time:

When I was about twelve my Dad and Grandfather and I joined some men from the church to do a church service at the county jail. It was a tough place to conduct a service. Dad and Grandpa gave their testimonies and preached. Others sang and testified. They had to do so thorough a small hole in a huge metal door.

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October of 1995 was a significant time for me. I had been in Knox County Ohio for over eight years. Together with my faithful family a faithful nucleus of people we had founded a Bible Church there. We met in the countryside in a simple Grange hall. The hall was just as I had pictured in my prayers for a simple preaching center. Hardwood floors, white among the trees and corn. There it was we nudged people God-ward.

Last night I went to the mall for about an hour and a half. I saw nothing there that I wanted. I purchased nothing. Upon reflection it reminded me a little of Vanity Fair. Vanity was a City where pilgrims would pass on their way to the Celestial City. John Bunyan created the idea in his “Pilgrim’s Progress.” Since Vanity was on the Pilgrim’s path, Satan and his demonic leadership team set up a grand fair in Vanity that would run all year long to …

For years I have studied and read about the art and skill of fishing for trout with dry flies. I have read beautiful artful books on the subject. Some of the best outdoor writing ever put on paper is about the ancient art of fishing with flies.