Christmas in a World of Hurt Christmas 1993 we lived on Rutledge Road in Knox County, Ohio. One cold night a couple weeks before Christmas in the blessed days when our whole family lived under one roof, the boys and I hoisted a star of lights up into the gable end of the barn. All […]
Someone to Share Life With
So Lois left early and worked all day. By the time she got home it was long after dark. I was at work at my desk and hollered a hello to her. She returned a joyful greeting. I heard her puttering around downstairs. She was whistling Christmas songs. I kept working on my message… for […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 98) Two Promises Kept
Last summer I made a promise to myself and I made another to one of my six-year-old grandson, Koen. I am creating a writing place in the upper loft of our century-old carriage house a few steps away from the house on Bittersweet Farm. I promised myself that by my birthday in November I would […]
Do You Understand the Providence of God?
You can watch the video of this message here. On September 29, 2019 I preached a message at Bethel Church in a series I called; “Knowing God by Heart” This message was on the sovereignty of God and providence. I have included it here in a manuscript for to be a help to you. I […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 95) Excuses to be Outdoors
The Northern Tip of the Lower Peninsula Last week I drove way up into northern Michigan to preach for a Men’s Retreat. Downstate most of the forests were bright yellow. In northern Michigan, orange seemed to be the dominant color. In that part of Michigan there are larger hills ribboned by winding roads bisecting woods […]
One of Everything
The other night Lois needed some things from the Dollar Store. I agreed to drive and planned to sit in the car and make a phone call while she shopped. When we got there we realized that she had come away from home without her mask. She dispatched me to do her shopping with a […]