In the days before heat schedules, water bottles, and air conditioning in schools, concentrating on any subject was challenging. I remember how unbearable the late August heat could be. In my high school some of my classes were on the third floor of our building, built in 1916. Getting through ...
Read More »We Wait in Hope
Traveling across the sea to foreign ports in search of fabrics, teas, shoes, and the fine wines of France, must have seemed a romantic venture to the young mariner in 19th century America! But for the wife of a seaman, the romance of a sea life was as far away ...
Read More »Lessons from a Hidden Letter
Someday, in God’s perfect timing, everything will be revealed. All of our deeds, good and evil, will come into the light on that day. I remember the story about the day that an act of love from my grandmother to her son came to light. My father was her only ...
Read More »Seven Reasons I’m So Glad I’m A Christian
I am so glad that I am a Christian, but there are many ideas that people have about what constitutes being a Christian, so it first needs to be defined. It is not going to church, praying, or even reading the Bible. It is not adhering to some religious dogma ...
Read More »My Dad’s Big And Strong Hands
“Fear not, for I am with you: be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10) As a very young boy, my world to me was but a toy. Every single day ...
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