Monday was my Dad’s birthday. He is seventy-six now. I cannot conceive of having a better Dad than I do. I guess growing up I didn’t realize that my Dad was so unusual. I thought all dads were like mine. • I thought all dads were always ready with an encouraging word. • I thought […]
Memories You’d Like to Forget
The children have been buzzing with eager excitement all day. It’s an early summer evening. We’re on the way to see the Columbus Clippers play baseball. We stop at Meijer to get a two-liter for the kids to wash down a meal from the Dollar Menu so we would have the will-power to resist the […]
Gifts for Mother
Even if you don’t normally read poetry, you might enjoy this one. Part of Billy Collins humor is his complete refusal to try to sound interesting when he reads. Let me know what you think.
Out-of-Doors Religion
“Christianity is an out-of-doors religion. From the birth in the grotto at Bethlehem (where Joseph and Mary took refuge because there was no room for them in the inn) to the crowning death on the hill of Calvary outside the city wall, all of its important events took place out-of-doors. Except the discourse in the […]
Weight Loss Challenge
I just got a call from a dear friend. He is a pastor. He needs to lose some weight. He read that I need to lose some weight. He challenged me to a weight-loss race. He has to lose 30 pounds. I need to lose 40 pounds. Here’s the deal: the first one to his […]
A Powerful Message
This message has been one of the most influential messages I have ever heard in my life and I have listened to thousands of messages in my life time. There are two parts. The message is “What To Look for in A Pastor.” You can get the full audio version of the message from the […]