In 1787 the future of the fledgling United States hung in the balance. The Articles of Confederation that had been adopted at the end of the A…
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A couple years ago I wrote about Fred and Ethel, two robins that built their nest on a low-lying limb in the tree outside our front window. Th…
Last month, at 50 years and 11 months, Phil Mickelson became the oldest golfer in history to win a major tournament when he won the PGA by 2 s…
Last week we made our first road trip in more than a year, a thousand-mile round trip to Santa Fe at the foot of the Sangre de Christo mountai…
A number of years ago I attended a conference at the Harley Davidson factory in Kansas City. A number of pastors and church leaders assembled …
Last year I planted a rose bush in our garden, a knock-out rose that produces fragrant deep red blooms. Winter came, the flowers faded, and th…
For much of the world, 2020 was more of a nightmare than a dream. The physical, emotional and economic struggles brought all the nations of th…
My aunt once asked me if there will be animals in heaven. Perhaps it is a good question to ask during this season when pets have played such a…
Countries around the world set aside a special day for mothers. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand,…
It has been a long hard winter. We have hunkered down and worn our masks to survive COVID-19. Like the disease, winter has resisted letting go…
This Sunday evening the world will watch the Academy Awards. It is an odd year, with most theaters closed during COVID-19 and many productions…
Last week Prince Philip died at age 99 after 73 years of marriage to Elizabeth. They met when she was 13 and he was a dashing young naval cade…
Most of our conversation, it seems, revolves around our bodies and money: how we look, how to stay healthy, how to remain young, how to become…
Different people did different things to cope with COVID-19. I wrote a book. “We Beheld His Glory, A Novel” will be launched this week on Amaz…
We adopted Buddy, our tri-color corgi, 11 years ago. He spent time wandering the streets as a stray and endured the indignities of animal cont…
In 2009 I bought a 1977 VW Bug. Every fender was dented and it had no bumpers. Peeling paint fluttered in the wind. It was on its last legs. I…
When I was growing up my father would occasionally put his hand on my shoulder, grin at me with his deep dimpled smile and say, “You’re as han…
Bread has become a delicacy. When my wife sends me to the store for a loaf of bread I stand dumbfounded in front of the shelves. Which bread t…