This sketch of Johnny Cash is by Brian Falk Music Appreciation 101 How do you feel about the music of Johnny Cash? I never got it. It always puzzled me that he became so popular and successful without always singing on-key. He even talked on records some. Growing up we never listened to country music, […]
Worthwhile Stuff!
Our good brothers over at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary are blogging as a team. Good stuff. When you get a chance surf over to learn and dialog. There is an active comment stream. Dave Doran has had a worthwhile blog for a while, but this is a team-effort with open comments. Pastor Doran also contributes […]
The Perfect Summer
Edgar DeWitt Jones Edgar DeWitt Jones caught my attention from the opening paragraph of his book, The Royalty of the Pulpit. “I shall long remember the summer of 1948 at Pentwater Michigan, where I summered with my family. To be sure, one cannot easily forget the wonder of “the million-dollar sunsets” that we were privileged […]
Payday
Scene One: Early April. In a little town in the Midwest. It doesn’t matter where. A young man hits fly balls to a couple boys in a field out behind the house. The field is littered with baseballs. The sky is slate gray and spitting snow. The wind is cold. Determination is etched in the […]
Baseball Shoes
In the spring of the year my heart goes to baseball like a needle points north. I can almost smell the leather of the baseball glove, I can hear the crack of the bat, and I can feel the laces on the ball. The outfield takes on the emerald green of spring and little boys […]
My First Ball Glove
A classic re-post from 2002 Every time we pass the Meijer Department Store on 28th Street in Grand Rapids I say; “That’s where I got my first ball glove.” And the family groans. Sometimes I don’t think they appreciate tradition like I do. I get to Grand Rapids about three to five times a month […]
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