Faith, hope and love are invisible traits. We cannot see them. We cannot touch them. We cannot taste them. Many of the most important values in life are...
Our theme at church this year is "Are You Serious?" We begin with, "Are you serious about faith?" Here is a video we made to promote the theme in church.
I was listening to NPR yesterday and heard this wonderfully inspiring story: President-elect Barack Obama will be the first black president to live in the White House — but...
Here it is December 30, and the temperature rose to 59 degrees! That meant it was time for a winter bike ride! I took my favorite road - Old Franfort Pike - which is...
I am reading Jupiter's Travels just now and found this lovely quote on page176: "I am learning, as I make my way through my first continent, that it is remarkably easy to do...
Preparations for Christmas are fraught with danger. Our minister of music has a wonderful Christmas drama planned for Sunday, December 21. Fortunately, I prevented...
Thursday, August 28Today we got a late start, leaving about 10 for sight-seeing in nearby Portland - lighthouses, rocky coasts, stunning views of the bay.Well, we had the best...
Today we left by 7 a.m. Can you believe it? We got the whole crew up and ready to go for a long day of Maine sight-seeing. It was 51 degrees, so it was a...
Today we made the final jaunt into Maine. I just want you to know that Sarah has spent the entire trip sitting on the RV couch with a blanket over her feet looking out the...
Today we slept a little late, and left about 9. We enjoyed some more of the farm country on the way north. We went through Reading, Potsville, Frackville, Scranton,...
Today we were slow getting off, leaving about 10 for Hershey. When we arrived we took the Chocolate Factory tour, which was a free amusement park-type ride that...
I woke about 7 and went for a nice morning walk around the campground. Saw one chipmunk, but not much was stirring early.Ralph left about 8 so that he could get...
This is the first night of our vacation. We are staying at the Sand Springs Campground near Morgantown, WV. We are on the top of a mountain, and the neighbors say it gets into...
Well, I am the proud new owner of a 2007 Yamaha FJR motorcycle. I fell in love with this bike the first time I saw a poster of it in a showroom in Pikeville,...
I liked this article from the Christian Science Monitor: July 28, 2008 I've attended church weekly all my life, and virtually every congregation with whom I've worshipped...
I can't help it; I need a plan. Preaching Sunday by Sunday and not looking ahead drives me crazy. Anxiety builds. Guilt sets in. And suddenly I am doing...
A funny thing happened while we were attending my wife's sister's funeral last week. Dot's pastor is Rev. Gail Davidson of the United Parish in Celebration, Florida,...
We were glad to welcome Fred B. Craddock as our guest preacher on June 29. Dr. Craddock is the most famous preacher ever produced by Disciples of Christ, and we...
Monday, May 5 The adventure began early on Monday morning. I was up at 6 a.m. because I was eager to get started and had much to do before pulling out of Lexington....
My latest book was Michael Palin's book version of his around the world trip back in the eighties. I remember distinctly the BBC television series. Palin is a...
Book number six for this year was Long Way Round by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman. I had to check the book out from the library after watching the DVD of their trip...
Today I got to take my first bike ride of the year. It's hard to believe that the temperature was 67 on February 5! It was a cloudy and rainy day, but I managed to...
Well, I read my fifth book today. Yes, I was not feeling well with my CFS so I spent most of the day in bed reading this book and completed it in one day. I wish I...
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