The real benefit of wisdom There’s a college just down the road from us a few miles, whose motto is, “ Hope in God”. It’s campus sits amidst 125 acres of prime urban West Michigan real estate and boasts of alumni such as Pastor Robert Schuller, industrialist, Max DePree, a Read more…
The coming our party continues; Hollywood heavyweights, who are admitting, or maybe just acknowledging their inappropriate sexual behavior and in some cases paying millions in financial damages. The list grows long with those who we have previously watched, laughed at, read, or enjoyed on film. (Think Bill O’Riley) To begin Read more…
This past week Debbie and I were able to live out a long held dream of mine, become an over the road trucker. Ok, absent the tractor-trailer and overnights in a truck stop, over the last six days we logged about 1800 miles between two separate trips; one to visit Read more…
I enjoyed the privilege this past week of officiating the renewal of wedding vows for a couple of friends of mine. They have been married for a decade but felt the time had come to pursue a greater intimacy in their relationship and mend what time had started to rob Read more…
A blessings of preservation One of my many blessed memories of my dad and growing up was the opportunity we had every two years, to purchase a new car. For most of my early life my parents would buy a new vehicle and then methodically pay if off early; only Read more…
Some “Food 4 More” Thought I’ve been giving a lot of thought to nutrition and exercise lately as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen my body and improve the capabilities of my mind. What I’ve learned is that the mind diminishes in its overall functionality as we age and Read more…
Theme: modeling TT: The best model is the one that works: I. The Best model that we have is Jesus My premise has been that we can’t expect to have the results Jesus had in his life, without the perseverance and the attention to detail he had in his life. Read more…
My worst nightmare in junior high? Wrestling class. Some of you can relate, I’m sure… The gym teacher most certainly had surveyed the crowd and set you up for failure by pairing you up with a guy whose middle name is “Crusher” and against whom you have no hope to Read more…
It’s always nice to have the kids come home, even if it’s just one of them, and even if it’s just for a short time. Yesterday, my daughter came home with her boyfriend and while we enjoyed our supper, the conversation soon turned to spiritual things– not awkwardly, like, “ok, Read more…
Today my NY kids celebrated a rite of passage common to families everywhere– the first day of school. Our grandson Jonny donned his new “Lightning McQueen” backpack, his brand new school clothes, and his favorite lunch box and marched off to his very first day of kindergarten. Daniel and Kim Read more…
