The Storms of Life

Hurricane/Super Storm Sandy caught the Northeast by surprise. The pictures and stories of the devastation are heartbreaking.

Subways are a major mode of transportation and they are flooded.
Gas lines are hours long and there may not be any fuel once you get there. Continue reading

We don’t drink…not even a little bit!

Is it so hard to believe?
I took Linda to the ER Monday morning with dizziness, nausea, back ache, and chest pains.
The on-call doctor asked a bunch of questions like “how much do you weigh?” Linda answered honestly and, yes, we are both over-weight. Continue reading

A Not So Trivial Pursuit

1) What problem did Leonardo da Vinci, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison and General George Patton have in common?
2) What was the first living creature ever ejected from a supersonic aircraft?
3) What did Hyman Lipman do in 1858 that made life easier for students? Continue reading

The Bucket List

Bucket list: a list of things to do before you die, that is, kick the bucket.

Linda has one item on her bucket list – to swim with dolphins. She has wanted to that since she was a little girl, as far back as she can remember.
She will get to cross it off this Saturday! Continue reading

The strength to go on!

I finally called my friend, Van, yesterday!
Van and I were best friends in high school, though I’m not sure what year I met him and we started hanging around each other. Continue reading

The logic of it all!

I like a logic puzzle. It’s a puzzle where you are given just enough information to arrive at a correct answer but you must use logic and deduction.
There was one on Fb the other evening but I was too tired to attempt it until the next morning. It was said that Einstein made this one up. Continue reading

The Man That Saved The World

It happened late one afternoon. Maybe you were picking the kids up from school, or standing in line at Wal-mart. Perhaps you were getting supper ready or settling down to watch television.
Across the globe, some were going to bed and others getting up. In one time zone everyone stopped for lunch and in another they were just leaving for work. Continue reading

One Child at a Time

I imagine I can be quite frightening to little children. When they come to church and watch me preach, they get a glimpse of someone that paces back and forth while raising his voice and making wild gestures. Continue reading

The Gift of YOU!

Jesus said, “Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.” Luke 6:38 Continue reading

The Word is Jesus

We have been studying Psalm 119 in Sunday school for several weeks. It contains 176 verses but what you may not know is it uses the phrase “your word” thirty-five times.
John tells us in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 Continue reading