Jul 23, 2021 | Writer's Blog
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6 KJV). I learned a lot of basic things from my dad while growing up, including how to bait a hook and fish with a cane pole, how to drive on slippery, snowy roads,...
Jul 17, 2021 | Writer's Blog
“Only the Shadow knows!”1 “A shadowy figure appeared through the mist.”2 “Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream.” 3 Shadows… They often imply something dark, hidden, illusive, or perhaps even sinister. They often conjure up gloomy feelings like fear,...
Jul 9, 2021 | Writer's Blog
While preparing to share a biblical study of the word tattoo with my 23-year-old tattooist grandson, Jonathan, my eyes and heart were reproved, but rejoicing followed. I call these moments, “Ouch hallelujahs.” It’s like going to the...
Jun 27, 2021 | Writer's Blog
I remember the delicious feeling upon awakening on the morning of the Fourth. I wiggled my toes before throwing off the bedsheets in anticipation of what this glorious day would hold. This was the Fourth of July! I would spend the day with my friends and...
Jun 18, 2021 | Writer's Blog
You and I are walking on a cloudless, summer night along a quiet lakeshore and look up to see a crescent moon. “Oh, look at the full moon!” I exclaim. You correct me (or just think I’m crazy). “No, that’s a crescent moon, silly!” I counter, “No, the moon is...
