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Back to School

Back to School

With the big day soon upon us, I offer a few reminders to parents and kids to help get us started on the right foot.
1 min
For Rent

For Rent

There's a "For Rent" sign in front of a house near my home. It's for rent because the young mother who lived there with her husband and two young children committed suicide recently. Her family has moved out and put the house up for rent.
2 min
Lessons on Leadership

Lessons on Leadership

With some much attention focused on the new administration in Washington, I think it would be a good time to draw a few lessons on leadership from the Word.
1 min
Iron Love

Iron Love

She's ironed my shirts now for twenty years. It's not a big thing, but each time I go to my closet and see them neatly pressed and hung in a row I remember the early years.
1 min
The Christmas Cook

The Christmas Cook

This is my 50th Christmas without my father. I thought of him recently while I browned some meatballs for a spaghetti sauce we were cooking up for guests over the holidays.
1 min
Love's Goodbye

Love's Goodbye

In my job as a minister I have watched many people die. As awful as this sounds, there is a sameness to the process that, with time...
4 min
Take a Breath

Take a Breath

I met an unpleasant man the other day. We didn't speak, only shook hands but his body language and the manner of his grip told me that he wasn't interested in speaking or knowing me...
2 min
Preacher Count

Preacher Count

It has long been held that preachers can't count. I suppose it's because they usually overestimate the size of attendance or count the unborn babies as present.
1 min
The Virtual God

The Virtual God

Time magazine recently had a section devoted to the newest computer products. As I leafed through the latest gadgets and gizmos, I realized that the world and its technology was getting beyond my grasp.
2 min
Secret Love

Secret Love

Have you ever noticed that God places a premium on secret acts of love?
1 min
Ali's Final Weigh-In

Ali's Final Weigh-In

Recently, ex-boxing champ Muhammad Ali died, and the media is filled with praise for both his athletic accomplishments, which are richly deserved, and his "social activism."
1 min
Surviving the Opposition's Candidate

Surviving the Opposition's Candidate

According to the pundits, the possible presidency of either candidate would be the final step in the destruction of this nation. This election has so polarized the American people that each side views the other as the agent of the apocalypse should the other's candidate ascend to the top position in the land...
2 min
Powerball Fever

Powerball Fever

The applied math site DurangoBill.com explains what the recent changes in Powerball lottery rulings meant for the "players" who buy tickets...
2 min
7 Lessons from a 7 Day Cold

7 Lessons from a 7 Day Cold

I have happily recovered from a nasty cold that never seemed to end. The experience led me to think about some very basic things that even the common cold can teach us.
2 min
Reward and Punishment

Reward and Punishment

When I was in Junior High my English teacher taught our class how to write a "precis". A precis is a shortened version of an essay or article that maintains the meaning of the original piece of writing.
3 min
Christian is a Christian

Christian is a Christian

Four Questions to Ask Before Baptizing a Child

I recently baptized our eldest grandson, Christian. He is nine years old and because of his age I had some hesitation before going ahead with his baptism.
4 min

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