Opinion
The gentle barber on Main Street
My wife, Brenda, and I were traveling to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and had been driving for two hours without a break. Our electronic dashboard kept f...
How did your favorite rose get its name?
Did you ever wonder how roses get their names, or how their names become household words? We all admire the beauty of roses, but only a few rose varie...
The Great American Front Porch
This past Thursday, I crawled around in the dirty, black mulch I had just spread around on the bare dirt on the north side-yard of our house.The job w...
Our spiritual appearance
Isaiah 53:2 says about Jesus, “He has no form or comeliness; and when we shall Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him.”Why is i...
Search the Scriptures: The principle of prioritization
Jesus taught, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?...
God’s Kids Korner: Sign of the times… Luke 12: 49-56
You may have noticed that it seems like these days everyone is arguing about something or other. Sometimes, these arguments even get out of hand to th...
A Hunger for More: ‘You must not be like the hypocrites’
Of the many dangers in the world, there are many that lurk within our own hearts. Wily and deadly, these “creatures” dwell inside us, dorm...
Cross Words: What’s in a name?
I’m not a fan of Shakespeare. But I love words. And in his play, “Romeo and Juliet,” a simple quote calls for my attention.From the ...
How did your favorite rose get its name?
Did you ever wonder how roses get their names, or how their names become household words? We all admire the beauty of roses, but only a few rose varie...
Trust the professionals
In the mid-80s we were heading to Stella Maris Inn, a diving resort in the southern part of the Bahama islands.After driving to Florida, we flew from ...
