Yellow Dog
As we were riding in the car today, my wife told me about some difficult circumstances a friend of mine is living through….the worst kind. I already knew that something was off the rails with this person but I had no idea that it was as bad as she described…a train wreck. I sat in…
THE WEEPING MAN IN THE DRIVE THRU
I have a friend who recently shared a quote from A. W. Tozer. Here it is again: “The man who dies out of Christ is said to be lost, and hardly a word in the English tongue expresses his condition with greater accuracy. He has squandered a rare fortune and at the last he stands…
LISTENING TO A WHISPERING GOD IN A SCREAMING WORLD
LISTENING TO A WHISPERING GOD IN A SCREAMING WORLD Is God not speaking or am I not listening? I admit that I’m as distracted by the noise of the world as the next man. Current events in North American culture show me a parade of men who, if I believe what I hear, have behaved…
THE GRATEFUL CHILD
Are the words “grateful child” really just an oxymoron, much like “personal responsibility?” Are some children just naturally grateful? I’m not saying that it isn’t possible, I’m just saying I’ve never known any who were. I think I accidentally raised a bunch of kids to be ungrateful. When they were babies my wife and I…
BELLA 101
Through a series of difficult circumstances involving courtrooms, policemen, and social workers, my wife and I have custody of our four year old granddaughter, Bella. She has been with us full time for most of her life. It’s only been in the past several months that we received full custody of her. The particulars of…
THE COVID WARS
THE COVID WARS It’s about a week before Christmas and I have not written anything since around mid-summer. On a personal level that was not a happy time. I’ve been thinking and observing. I’ve been thinking about what’s important…at least to me. From a safe distance I’ve been observing the questionable choices of people that…
ALREADY HOME
The most frequent question I ask myself is why I do the things I do. What truly motivates me to act….or to act out? Over years of time I have settled for a variety of answers. Wise people have given me valuable insight as to the things that motivate people to action. I’ve never really…
Uh-oh, I Think I’m Running Out of Teenagers
Be advised that reading this post may be offensive to some and cause the eyes of others to bleed. If either begins to occur then stop reading immediately and return later when properly clothed in big kid pants. Over the past few weeks I’ve had two pseudo-adults leave the safety of my well-feathered nest for…
Did John the Baptist Get a Raw Deal?
John the Baptist was put in jail because he told the king that he couldn’t lawfully have his brother’s wife. As John sat in a prison cell awaiting his fate, he sent a message to his cousin Jesus. In the message he asked Jesus if he was in fact the one or should the search…
Practical Christianity (a do over)
My Friends, I’ve expanded my circle of contacts somewhat. In some ways I regret the way I left my previous message regarding Practical Christianity. If you are reading this note and have no idea what I am talking about then that is because you didn’t receive or read my first message. I have posted the…