The year was 2011 and it was Memorial Day weekend when I first heard the name of JR Hildebrand. I had preached at FBC earlier on that… Read more “The Christian’s Racing Line”

During the 3rd week of January of 2020 I was in Puerto Rico serving with a mission team from our church.  Nothing about the trip was normal. … Read more “A Maddening Little Game”

Many years ago an anonymous writer penned a phrase in the first line of a poem which read, “Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder.”  In 1602, another… Read more ““Fonder”…and a Few Other Things”

I was a sophomore in high school when the movie, “Red Dawn,” came out in 1984.  The movie featured a cast that would go on to become… Read more “A Civilized “Red Dawn” of Sorts”

I need to come clean…and fess up.  I have written 3 blogs in two weeks and have posted none of them.  In short, I never felt a… Read more “A Unique Perspective Concerning Our Marching Orders”

Just a little over two and a half months ago, I was in Puerto Rico on a mission trip with some members of our church.  A series… Read more “Where Am I?”

She hated coconut…and rice…oh, and the Michigan Wolverines.  As a genuine Ohio State fan who spent the majority of her years in Columbus, Ohio, hating Michigan was… Read more “One Fine Mother-In-Law…and a Spiritual Hercules”

If my brain is hitting on all cylinders, I believe our nation celebrates 10 federal holidays.  As a kid, I called these holidays the get-out-of-school kind…and for… Read more “Christians and Calendars”

The little blue box immediately caught my attention  For starters, it was laying on top of my stack of mail (an observant lad am I).  🙂  Secondly,… Read more “A Helpful but Humbling Idea”

I have finally made it to the 8th and final sin on my list of sins Christians are starting to ignore.  In the way of reminder, let… Read more “Sin #8: Being Judgmental”