Monthly Archives: July 2017

​I was a weird college student; I read the assigned reading. One of my freshmen assignments was to read an essay by John Steinbeck; I don’t remember the title, but it was about scientific measurement and observation. I’ve thought about … Continue reading →

 I get grumpy, self-pitying and selfish before I go back out on the road. I start feeling resentful about moments at home I’ll be missing. I count down the nights I’ll sleep in my bed. I get very protective of my time with Annie. Last night we were headed out to feed the horses. “There’s […]

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Two weeks ago I wrote about how the Old Testament began.  Today let’s look closer at the New Testament.  When the New Testament was being canonized, more authority was given to the apostles than other teachers and members in the … Continue reading →

In his book The Wilderness Within Father Nicholas Buxton writes: “Practically everything we say, hear and see is a story of one kind of one or another. . . . Storytelling is both what makes us human and how we … Continue reading →

Michael M. 1969-2017 Michael’s Dash The first date on Mike’s tombstone will be the date of his birth The next date will bring us to tears What matters most though, is the dash between those years. A Tribute by a … Continue reading →

Happy Independence Day!  Today we celebrate our freedom as a country.  Today, and every day, let us also celebrate our freedom as people of God.  In the Old Testament, we read how God freed the Israelites from slavery.  In the … Continue reading →

 I was a “Duck and Cover Kid”. Back in the 1950’s our nation lived in fear of a nuclear attack from Russia. Precautions were put in place. Bomb shelters were built in backyards and stocked for survival. At school we … Continue reading →

Diocletian was the Roman emperor from 285 to 305 AD. The empire was on verge of collapse when he was a youth, but as a result of his reforms and reorganizations it was able to survive for another 150 years. … Continue reading →

Last week I wrote about my early view of life. Life, I thought, is what we do while we are waiting to go to Heaven. Heaven – there. Afterlife – then. This “there and then” view mixed with “cheap grace” … Continue reading →