Hearing laughter from one of the rooms where a Bible study class was meeting Sunday morning, I cracked opened the door and teased, “What’s this, laughter in church?” They answered with more laughter. And why not laugh in church? There certainly is a time for being quiet and even for sadness. As the author of …
God is in details, I am supposed to believe, but I was having trouble finding him inside that lemon tree. Actually, I didn’t even realize the darn thing was a tree. It looked like a plant, although a tree is a plant, I’ve since learned. “You mean to tell me that’s a lemon tree?” I …
With each slash of the snow shovel, I freed up one more inch of space, making room for my garage door to open so I could determine if I could drive out. In less time than I thought it would take, (and more back pain than I anticipated) I was ready to put the car …
Valentine’s Day precedes Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent by only four days this year. What a contrast in these two days. Valentine’s Day is a day when many couples celebrate their love with cards, flowers and gifts—gifts often in some form of chocolate. (If you eat equal amounts of white chocolate and dark …
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“I’m tired,” my son, Dave, told me. He was driving back from Cincinnati again after another long day. “You’re too young to get tired,” I responded. I’m sure he found about as much comfort in my words as I did when I, at about his age, told my dad I was tired. “Oh well,” Dad …