If you are one of those mechanical types, the kind of person who can actually operate your TV remote with ease, or change an outlet, or even frame a wall, I stand in awe of you. I’m just not one of you. I asked my wife, “How good do you think I am in helping …
We were sitting together at the bereavement meal after the funeral. It was Caroline’s sister-in-law who had passed this time—another one from that group of people we’ve named, “The Greatest Generation.” Lori and I had joined Caroline and her family at their table, reminiscing her husband’s life, while at the same time mourning the loved …
In his book of devotions, Year of Restoration, author John Eldredge, tells of knowing a man who was fired from his job at a Christian high school because one of the church elders saw him purchasing cigarettes. Though he was the best teacher they had, they smugly canned him. “What is even more diabolical is the pleasure …