Newspaper Clipping
I found the old and yellowed newspaper clipping while going through a suitcase of memorabilia belonging to my Grandparents. From sometime around 1940 the bold print heading reads, “Lagerquist, 70,…
Yearbook
When you’re gone, how will you be remembered? Right before summer break the yearbooks came in. A hardcover pictorial of the 2018-19 school year. Students busily flipped pages, pointing, laughing,…
Graduation Letter To My Students
Dearest Students, Sometime early in your freshman year I said to you, “Blink three times and you’ll be seniors getting measured for your graduation robes.” I could tell by the…
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…
From Edge To Center
Tis' the season to see family photographs on Facebook. Electronic versions of Thanksgiving and Christmas cards. This morning I looked at a very nice one of the Lyndon Johnson family.…
Tour Guide
When God pointed me toward seminary back in 1993 I moved from LeMars, Iowa (population 10,000) to Phoenix, Arizona (population way more than 10.000). For being a farm kid, I…
The Plaque On The Mantel
What will you do today that will still be making a difference 40 years from now? Last week Trinity Christian students enjoyed our annual High School Retreat. A much anticipated…
Extremes
What's the hottest you've ever been? What's the coldest you've ever been? Residing in the Phoenix valley for 14 years, I lived through a lot of hot. In fact, there's…
Bennie Mulder And The Used Tires
Got the news today that Ben Mulder died last night. I shed a few tears when I heard about it. I wondered where those tears came from since I haven’t seen…
Key Chain
I admit I didn’t pay much attention when he walked in. Hospital room doors should be revolving. The flow of nurses, doctors, therapists and staff never stops. In that moment,…