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…
Poverty
I am not sure if my frustration is more with myself, the programs, or people in general. The issue is the poverty I see all around. And no, I am not talking about finances.
My Beautiful View
I spent last night at Weber’s Inn of Ann Arbor. No – Monica did not ask for a “little space” or a “little time for me to be away.” Retirement is going very well. We (at least, I – I probably should not be proclaiming an assumption here … though we…
Lost between C + E
I am finally giving in – whatever that means. My laptop, which has been warning me for over a year, now completely refuses to type the fourth letter in the alphabet! This makes typing something like this – along with virtually everything else – nearly…