Impact
I like the second definition of “impact” found in the Oxford dictionary (online): “have a strong effect on someone or something.” Merriam-Webster says it this way: “to impinge or make contact especially forcefully.” This one I do not like as much…
P.T.
So, what comes to your mind when you hear the initials P.T.? Is it possibly Post Thanksgiving living? Perhaps you are a grammarian, and your mind goes to Past Tense. If you are a Leonard Cohen aficionado, “Passing Through” may be stuck in your head. …
3-D Thanks
I am thankful for dalmatians, dominoes, and dixie cups. I am thankful for downtowns, driveways, and dentists. I am thankful for Decembers, decimals, and decorations. And one might say that this covers my 3-D Thanks – squared. But my mind is going in…
Simplicity
Presently I am reading one of the strangest books I have ever read – “The Midnight Library” (Matt Haig). As the book suggests, “Between life and death there is a library. And within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance…
Retaliation
All the evil that surrounds us in our world, as I believe I mentioned a few weeks ago, has prompted me to re-read Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “The Cost of Discipleship.” Bonhoeffer was martyred by the Gestapo near the end of World War II (April 9, 1945 in…
Purpose
Monica and I became responsible for the Hetzner cottage sometime around 1993. My father was called home in January of 1991, and we worked with my mother at keeping it open the next couple years (with the help of a particular up-north neighbor). The…
Seasons
I love summer – the hotter the better. We had a pretty good one in 2023, though it seemed to go in streaks. Personally, I could have used a few more +90 days. If I remember correctly, it started out with a flourish – really hot around Memorial Day. …
Crow Mary
I believe the events in the middle east have not only gotten our attention, but that of most of the world. Terrorism is simply terrifying and terrible (thus the name, I guess). The hate, anger, fear, and violence of that general area has been around…
Muchas Gracias
I do not know how much you took in – if any – of the farewell the Tigers gave to Miguel Cabrera this past weekend, but I felt that they did an incredible job … and our Lord Jesus (who is not just The God of baseball, but the God of all creation who sits…
Caught between Two Worlds
Way back in February Monica said to me, “Mark, as my gift to you for your 70th birthday and your retirement, after the dust has settled from all the planned activities, let’s get away – just the two of us – to see the Creation Museum and the…