Did you know that today is a rather important day in the Christmas story? Joseph and Mary had to travel somewhere between 90 and 95 miles to Bethlehem to register for the Roman tax census, and since they were traveling on foot, with a VERY pregnant Mary; today would probably mark the day that they… Read More »
December 12, 2021
Well, November at the McKnight Family Homestead means one thing for certain… leaf clean up. As I was clearing leaves this year I sang, “Joyful, Joyful, We abhor you, leaves of tree that bring such grief!” One day I filled up my 32 cubic feet leaf vacuum trailer 7 times! What the World! I think… Read More »
December 5, 2021
The appearance of the Magi in the birth narrative of Jesus is certainly significant but definitely brief. We know little about them. They were star-gazers from the east… they were learned men… they had enough clout to earn an audience with King Herod… they eventually found Jesus… and they brought gifts. Such slight detail for… Read More »
November 28, 2021
Sometimes being a Christian is hard, isn’t it? How about when it has already been a difficult day, and someone out in the world treats you disrespectfully, and you just want to lash out? Maybe you are frustrated with a fellow Christian’s behavior, and so you share that behavior and frustration with others. Perhaps you… Read More »
November 14, 2021
Once upon a time there was a Cleveland Browns fan dressed in all his fan-gear walking the streets of the Southside of Pittsburgh on his way to the big Steelers vs. Browns football game. As he prepared to cross a bridge over the Allegheny River, six street thugs attacked him. They robbed him, tore up… Read More »
November 7, 2021
It is finished! My shop building is officially completed! To be truthful, it has been mostly completed for some time now, it just needed rain gutters installed on the front side to be “officially” finished and now that has been done. I’m really glad to get those gutters installed so that I don’t have to… Read More »
October 31, 2021
I was having such a wonderful afternoon last Saturday. Sure the yard needed mowed and it was already covered in leaves, but I have my one series John Deere tractor and my leaf vacuum trailer. Man Toys! As I mowed the yard and vacuumed up those leaves, I was singing along with THE Mr. Keith… Read More »
October 24, 2021
My Daughter and Son-in-Law were able to buy their first house recently. It is a cute little bungalow in Mentor-On-The-Lake, Ohio. It’s probably not surprising that a young couple would buy a fixer-upper as their first home and this house did need some TLC. The lawn and landscaping had been neglected for some time, the… Read More »
October 3, 2021
We were walking down a dirt street late one morning, but it was already approaching 90 degrees. The houses on either side of the street consisted of whatever materials could be found to form some sort of shell. Old pallets, broken pieces of plywood… even plastic and tarps. Such is life for many people who… Read More »
September 19, 2021
I was thinking this week about Jesus and storms. In Mark 4 Jesus is asleep in a boat while his disciples sail it across a lake at night. When a violent storm arose, Jesus’ followers attempted to manage the situation alone, at first, but when the situation became dire they woke him up and asked… Read More »
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