A few weeks ago I conducted a funeral. On the way from the grave-site to the church for the funeral dinner I stopped at the bank. The lady in front of me was taking her time. She and the teller were having a nice talk about something. I used the time to check my messages […]
Easter Is Over. It’s Time for Spring.
Classic Re-post from 2003 Have you ever wondered why Easter sometimes falls late in March and other times past the middle of April? Scientist and Mathematician types get sweaty palms over questions like this. They have complicated algorithms for calculating the date, but I did a little research on my own and I think I […]
What to Do With Irritating Kids
In a moment of weakness this week I yielded to the temptation to buy some Michigan Sour Cherry Candies. I really don’t need Michigan Sour Cherry Candies at all, but I can eat them like a champion. Outside the store was a kid riding a skateboard back and forth in front of the door. Just […]
You Will Know
Mark Hitchcock has written a readable, comprehensive book on things to come. The End In the second year of our marriage I was blessed with a pulpit and a perish in Mercer County, Ohio not far from the Indiana border. We were in our early twenties. The good men of the church (Bob Thees and […]
I Talk to Myself
Remember Who You Are. Some days I just have to grab myself by the lapels and give myself a good talking-to, because I let this sin-cursed world kick me in the gut and I forget who I am. Here’s what I say to myself: “Ken, you are a storyteller, you are a poet, you are […]
Fat Buds
Tigers Spring is making it’s annual trip north. The buds are fattening on the Pear out front. The birds are boldly singing in the early-morning chill. The sky is still gray and the grass is still brown, but were are on daylight savings time now and the Tigers are in spring training. They will be […]
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