Praise God from Whom
I did not hear the official word, but I believe that on Tuesday Detroit set a new record for a high temperature on that date. In other words, it was just one more day in a season-long string of the most beautiful autumn weather I can recall. The days…
I Get Around
It is so much fun living in a metropolitan area. The other morning I made stops/appointments at a Lutheran Church, a center for international Christian ministry to the Arabic community, a physical rehab center, an assisted living facility, and a…
R w/ A
I am not sure how it happened – I think I will blame it on those six hours – but in recapping our trip to Hawaii I skipped over one of the most memorable and moving excursions of the entire trip. On day two the sun came out and we took a bus trip…
Six Hours
Six hours – this is what we discovered is the time zone difference between Hawaii and Detroit. Since they request you get to the airport five hours before takeoff, our son Matt dropped us off at Metro at about 5:00 a.m. for our 7:00 a.m. flight. We…
Struggles
Luke tells us an interesting story in Acts 14: “Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and…
God at Work
She turned 80 a month or so ago. She has no living relatives. She was struck with polio at age 6 but was able to work for the FBI for over 40 years. She now suffers from restricted lung disease. She was admitted into the hospital earlier this week –…
Bo
I will call him “Bo”, though that is not really his name (and, yes, I do remember his real name. I just think it’s best if I do not use it). I was taking my usual morning walk a week ago today. Our HOA had put little flags in everyone’s yard for the…
Deeper and Longer
It is very easy in our faith life to become “surface-surfers” and nothing more. Life is busy. There are many distractions. And, more often than not, going beyond simply is not a priority we consider.
Rebooting
I am sorry about last week. I was out of town without my laptop, taking a complete break. In case you are interested, we had a great eight-day getaway – traveling through Sarnia to Niagara Falls, then to Buffalo to visit with the Hartke’s, and on to…
No Trading
I wanted to talk about the trade deadline today, and by that I don’t really mean how the Detroit Tigers traded Skubal and Mize, although I am satisfied with the return received (I was hoping Mize would remain a Tiger – but had forgotten that Boros was…