My story with this Jesus really began a long time ago. I grew up in the church and went to worship and Sunday School and even Vacation Bible School. And I agreed with all the stuff that they taught, b...  Read More

I was putting my laundry away the other day and as I put my socks in the right drawer, a cartoon came to my mind. It was from an old book of army cartoons my dad had, done by Bill Mauldin during the S...  Read More

I watched the movie “The Boys in the Boat” and I liked it. It was based on the true story of the University of Washington “Crew” team that upset all the U.S. teams and qualified for the 1936 Olympics....  Read More

Today is Memorial Day, a day for us to stop and remember those in our armed services who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that reminds...  Read More

An old friend just died. He and I grew up in the same church. He was three years younger than I was, but we became good friends in college. I went away to school, came back and did graduate work where...  Read More

Paul’s letter to the Philippians is often referred to as the letter of joy. In it he uses the word rejoice a half dozen times and then the word joy even more. He writes with joy and is rejoicing as h...  Read More