Reflections
I am currently reading “Your Detroit Tigers – the Great, the Good, the Top 400” by Tom Gage with Alex Avila (thanks, Keith). While I expect all of you know we are celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary, I am not sure how many know that the Detroit…
Sudden Turns
I was out making a run to Jersey Mike’s when we were surprised by a sudden, and very brief, storm. Monica saw our grill cover getting blown away and made a successful dash to rescue it. However, upon returning up the deck steps she slipped and jammed…
Almost like the Good Old Days
Three sermons in five days! Add to it a struggling Tiger team and the Red Wings going back to the drawing board. And then there is the weather … I’ll leave it at that. Add one more sermon at the end of the week and I will be 100% ready for vacation ……
Forgetful
It was just before 4:00 a.m. when I awoke and the first thing I thought was, “Oh, no! This is Thursday and I did not write a Thursday’s Thirst for today!” It was sort of ironic because for the first couple years I had gotten up at 4:00 a.m. every…
Psalm 119
You probably are aware that Psalm 119 (all 176 verses of it) is the longest chapter in the Bible. It is unique in a couple other ways as well. First of all, it is divided into 22 eight-verse sections and the first word in each section begins with the…
Creative Adjustments
As we “dialed up” Waze to navigate our way up north last Thursday evening we immediately noticed that a creative adjustment had been made to our usual route. I am sure it had to do with the influx of Memorial Day travelers on I-75 and the lane…
Breathing Easy
After being out of town at conferences Tuesday through Thursday I just had Friday to prepare for a very busy weekend. However, Friday also included meeting with a family and a Mel Ott ballgame. Saturday morning I led a three-hour workshop and then…
Mother’s Day Excerpt
I have often said that Mother’s Day may be the most difficult holiday upon which to preach. There are so many variables and differing expectations. Yet to totally ignore the occasion in the sermon never seems like the right thing to do, either. So, I…
Looking Back
I have been reading the Psalms this week and something has jumped out at me as never before. Many of the psalms view the past and the present with very differing thoughts. The present is seen as a cup half full, and often times much worse, questioning…
Not Always Obvious
As is my custom, I am currently reading two books. I started reading both of them the same day a week or so ago. One is over 600 pages long, the other only 139 pages. However, in spite of the obvious disparity, I expect I will finish the “600 plus-er”…