”There he is!”  “Do you see him coming!”  “Is that him… the one on the donkey?”  “Who is he?”  “I think he is a prophet or something.”  “People up the road are yelling Hosanna, Blessed is the King of Israel.”  “Look, they are making a carpet for him to pass over out of their cloaks.” … Read More »

Have you ever had to do something that just really required two people to do right?  Kind of frustrating, isn’t it?  There have been so many times in my life where I thought… if I just had 3 hands I could do this, but unless I have lived in the shadow of Chernobyl for a… Read More »

Well would you like to hear about another PS adventure that I had this week?  I needed to take my tractor to a John Deere dealership in Monroeville to get it serviced and some minor repair work done.  So on Monday morning I loaded it on my trailer… with a bit a trepidation.  My 1025r… Read More »

Well, I did something controversial this week.  Some of you might even say that I did a bad thing.  What will someone think?  Maybe you hurt feelings?  Would it be considered unloving?  What Would Jesus Do, for crying out loud!?  This week… drum roll please… I “unfriended” someone on Facebook.  Actually, since I am confessing… Read More »

Conspiracy Theories!  Who loves them?  Was there a second shooter at President Kennedy’s assassination? Is there an alien spacecraft at Area 51?  Does our “under-water-ally Nessie” live in Loch Ness? (a nod to all of you Napoleon Dynamite fans), is Bigfoot real? (YES!), Did we land on the Moon… DID WE!?  How about… flat-earthers… 5-G… Read More »

Lauri and I had a great time away last week in Florida.  We felt pretty blessed to experience 80 degree days with lots of sunshine.  We enjoyed scenic walks, boat rides and visits to state parks.  It was pretty refreshing to go outside wearing just a t shirt!  I will admit that we checked the… Read More »

I just had my truck washed.  It was so dirty and just crusted with salt overspray.  Yeah… not a fan of salting roads at all.  Actually, salt causes more wear and damage to vehicles over anything else in our area.  It just eats away at steel, brake and fuel lines and moving components.  The best… Read More »

One of my life dreams has been to have a dedicated workshop.  I have always made do with garages or basement areas in the past, but 2 years ago I began the building project of a dedicated workshop.  To be honest, it has a bit more of a man-cave feel to it.  I have chronicled… Read More »

On Tuesday night I had the opportunity to offer an invocation prayer at the Willard City Council Meeting.  Yes, our community still opens city meetings with prayer.  I’m sure Willard is in the minority of cities that still honor this practice in Ohio, and I am grateful that we have public representatives that understand the… Read More »

When Lauri and I were newly married, the area we chose to serve in our church was in the youth ministry.  Man, we were young, energetic, enthusiastic and… YOUNG!  We didn’t know much about student ministry, but we did like teenagers and wanted to see them grow deeper in Jesus.  We attended and served in… Read More »