It was going to be a great day! The suburbs of Chicago, Illinois were having their parades and gatherings to celebrate the fourth of July. People were coming alive again and celebrations were back. Things seemed to be moving in Read more…
It started with a bad headache which woke me up late on a Wednesday night. The next morning, I felt awful. When Friday morning came, I had typical cold symptoms: runny nose, congestion and sneezing. I should have stayed home, Read more…
Everyone loves a winner. On October 7, 1916, one college football team took winning to extremes. Georgia Tech matched up against Cumberland University. By the time the game was over, Georgia Tech had a record-setting 222 points, to Cumberland’s 0. Read more…
Texas East was clinging to a 3-2 lead against Oklahoma in the Southwest Region Championship of the Little League World Series. With runners on second and third base, the pitcher, Kaiden Shelton, wound up and let the ball fly. The Read more…
A sleepwalking man woke up in a retention pond in his backyard. The pond had become home to a few alligators. Awakened by the cold water, he saw the alligators, fought them off with his walking cane and lived to Read more…
Last month I went on my first solo business trip to Washington, D.C. Once we were cleared for takeoff, the airplane’s massive turbine engines propelled it forward until the laws of physics took over. I can still remember the eerie Read more…
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.“ (Philippians 1:3-5) I’m Read more…
Recently I attended a fundraiser with my family. We sat at a table with another family and became acquainted over dinner. As we exchanged the usual questions about our church affiliations, it was no surprise to hear them say how Read more…
It doesn’t take a national declaration for us to give thanks. Sometimes it takes a little desperation. In 1620 when the Pilgrims stepped off the Mayflower at Provincetown in Cape Cod, they were more than 220 miles off course. They Read more…
Pastor, my spouse wants to wait until he gets himself right before joining the church. What can I tell him?