What Are You Chasing?
When I was a teenager on the Iowa farm we had a St. Bernard named Molly and a Black Labrador named Junie Moon. One particular summer they caught what you…
Paint Marks
You’ve seen them while waiting for traffic light to change. Different colored lines, arrows, circles and squares, spray painted on the street. They appear to be completely random. Sometimes running…
Photograph
We know it’s important to make memories. Are we helping make memories for others? Determined not to accumulate any school loans during my seminary program, I served full-time on staff…
Smart Or Wise?
For many years my great-grandparents had a Franklin cook stove. The original “heavy metal”, it provided heat for the kitchen and for cooking their meals. There was nothing modern about…
The Success Syndrome
What does success look like for you? During my Phoenix Seminary years many of my classes were held at Scottsdale Bible, a large church in the middle of affluent North…
When Your First Thought Jumps The Wrong Way
Where does your first thought lead you? Back in the day, my great-uncle had a livestock trucking business. One afternoon he was at the sale barn to pick up a…
Fido And The Heater
Years ago my great uncle told me a story from his youth in small town Iowa. There was a guy in town who trained his dog to fetch him candy…
Knothead Knights And Damaged Damsels
I can’t remember the venue or the speaker. Given I wrote it down on the title page of my Bible, it was probably in a church. “Every human relationship in…
Mirror On The Wall
They’ve been together so long I can’t think of one without the other. They were separated for a time. But they never looked right standing alone. Now they’re back where…
A Life Well Lived
The best stories never make the papers. These are the stories of ordinary people, living quiet and purposeful lives, doing their best to accomplish what God puts in front of…