This week’s Wednesday News & Views is dedicated to Fanny Crosby (182—1915). She could play the harp, piano, guitar, and other instruments. She zealously memorized scripture, memorizing five chapters a week. Even as a child she could recite the Pentateuch, the Gospels, Proverbs, the Song of Solomon, and many psalms chapter and verse. She loved… Read More »
Observations, Questions, and Comments
An observation, question, and comment: The observation – a couple expressing their love for each other. Last week Monieca and I ate a late breakfast/early lunch at a Waffle House in NC. Through the window I saw a middle aged couple in the parking lot kiss then get into separate vehicles to go different places.… Read More »
True Love
I saw them in the corner of my eye. Seated side by side in a booth at the restaurant where I had stopped to get a take-out order for mine and Monieca’s dinner, she slowly lifted a spoon filled with food to his mouth. His frame was small and age had taken such a toll… Read More »
Mexican Meat Loaf
While we were in Kentucky last week I tried a new recipe from a cookbook I recently purchased. If everyone was telling the truth, it was pretty good. The recipe was for “Mexican Meat Loaf.” I like meat loaf, but I also like the idea of changing it up a bit. Why not try something… Read More »
They’re Gone
Today is a sad day at our house. Nothing tragic or bad has happened, but Monieca and I are experiencing a certain amount of sorrow and grief. Let me explain. Yesterday morning we drove Jacqueline, Evan, and Liam to the airport. For those who don’t know, that is our daughter, her husband, and our only… Read More »
Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith died Tuesday morning at his home in North Carolina. He was 86. One of my favorite memories involving him occurred in the 1970s when I was pastor of a small church in Kentucky while attending college. We had a lock in for the youth…about 30 of us spending the night in the church… Read More »
A Special Day
It was an unusually warm Saturday morning for March as I walked from the service station to the church. I had left my car to be washed and would pick it up after the wedding. In the foreground as I walked along Main Street were the buildings where a few years earlier I had attended… Read More »
I’m Still Smiling
The teenagers at the small church I where I was serving as Pastor were getting together on a Friday night and I was supposed to do some teaching on Christian dating standards. I was going to share with them some of the principles others had taught me when I was in high school. God had… Read More »
Excited About Marriage
I recently overheard my daughter, who is getting married tomorrow, sharing with a friend how excited she was that soon she would be married. While the wedding itself matters to her, being married to Evan matters a whole lot more. As she said, “I can’t wait!” As a dad, I had mixed emotions. At first,… Read More »