What do these all have in common? A $100 savings bond – doughnuts – a beer and a shot – hot dogs – a chance to win airline tickets or a new vehicle – a $500 food card – cheesecake – a dessert on a stick? Those are all items offered by various businesses to […]Read Post ›
Last week I was puttering in our backyard marveling how much grass can suffer while under a blanket of snow caused by the presence of two dogs. To my surprise I found the single blooming tulip along the hedges on one side of our yard. My wife told me her mother planted the tulips about […]Read Post ›
My sin takes me farther than I intend to go. My sin keeps me longer than I intend to stay. My sin costs me more than I intend to have to pay. My sin took Jesus to the cross. My sin held Jesus there until he said “It is finished!” My sin cost Jesus his […]Read Post ›
Lately I am involved in a study about sin. As we are in Holy Week there is really not a better time. I wish I could say this has been learning from the Bible, but I need to admit that too often it has been from the inside of sin looking out. That is just […]Read Post ›
This past summer, I took some of our indoor plants outside and they did really well. The green plants increased in size by probably 30%. The flowering ones produced beautiful blossoms. As the weather began to cool, I brought the plants back into the house and returned them to their normal place in our garden […]Read Post ›
First came the pandemic and now election frenzy. I am not sure which is more unsettling in the U.S. But I have noticed that they are strangely alike. Both demand a central focus in the media. The print, online and broadcast pundits have all been pushed overtime to get their opinions and news coverage of […]Read Post ›
If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat around pots of meat and ate as much food as we wanted, but now you have brought us out into this wilderness to have this whole community die of hunger. Exodus 16:3 Every time I read through this […]Read Post ›
Has this ever happened to you? You are reading your Bible and suddenly a verse pops out at you which makes you stop and read it again. Since that last time you read that section, God reached down and added something–well it seems that way. There are also those things we remember from the Bible […]Read Post ›
It’s been about a month and a half since I retired. I was unsure what it would be like to no longer have scheduled employment as a part of my day. I did receive input from others about their experience and that information was useful. However, that was how it worked out for them and […]Read Post ›
Julian, this past Sunday your grandmother and I watched and listened as you were confirmed. It was a wonderful day as we were able to thank God for how he brought you to faith in your Savior Jesus and has kept you close to him through his Word. We were also able to thank God […]Read Post ›
