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When my friend Tod passed away, I wanted something to remind me of him.  I have a couple of things he gave me, but I wanted something that would say this is Tod.  He always had his walking stick with feathers on it.  At his service a man came up to me and said I made Tod his walking stick and I’ll make you one, and then at Church one of the men made me a walking stick too.  I…

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him and he with me. (Revelation 3:20)   My grandkids are close to the top of my list of the most wonderful gifts in my life. When they want my time, I bend my schedule, however I must, to spend a little more time with them. Whenever we’re together with some of them, a…

Last week I had the opportunity to view Leonardo Da Vinci painting of the Last Supper. It was beautiful and inspiring. It’s interesting to think of the pervasiveness of Christianity so many years ago. As we toured Europe’s County side, every city had a Cathedral, and every village a Church, and many farms in places like the Black Forest had a chapel. Christianity was the norm, and everyone went to church. Now most Cathedrals are mainly known as tourist attractions,…

“May the god of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, that you may overflow with Hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”  – Romans 15:13   As our Youth Group and I prepare for camp this week, I have been thinking about this year’s theme: Experience Joy. Joy is a hard topic. When we don’t truly understand it, we think that it means we must be happy all the time, that we…

Think about powerful moments in history that shaped generations. For some, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s words on December 8, 1941, declaring the attack on Pearl Harbor “a date which will live in infamy,” still bring strong emotions. For others, it’s the raw feeling of President George W. Bush’s speech after the Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001: “our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts.”…

You’ve heard it and so have I; it sounds like a truth statement that comes right out of the Bible. Guess what? It’s not in there. Does that mean it’s not true? It sounds a lot like the Scriptural statement, “I can do all things through him who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13) These two truth statements are not the same. I can believe something that is not true. If I trust the untrustworthy, the power which I am searching for…

Eccl. 4:9-12 This week we celebrate Independence Day, remembering the birth of our nation almost 250 years ago.  It is a day worth remembering as we began the hard work of separating ourselves from a tyrannic ruler and his country.  We set in stone the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness as the cornerstones of American identity.  We also recently celebrated Juneteenth, a holiday that remembers the day when slaves in Texas found out that they were…

Praise the Lord! Let my whole being praise the Lord! I will praise the Lord with all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live. Don’t trust leaders; don’t trust any human beings— there’s no saving help with them! Their breath leaves them, then they go back to the ground. On that very same day, their plans die too. The person whose help is the God of Jacob— the person whose hope rests on…

The Bible is the most popular book of all time. One book that has been read in whole or in part by people for thousands of years. Sixty-six books all of which we describe as “God breathed,” inspired, and good for instruction and guidance for all of us. Moms and dads have been using quotes from the Bible throughout the generations to provide the authority for their teaching so their children and grandchildren would be able to grasp healthy, and…