Monthly Archives: February 2011

Yesterday was the third Sunday I’ve preached at the relatively new church that’s just a quarter-mile from our house here. How this came about involves a series of small "coincidences" that began with us buying this place. As of July … Continue reading →

Back in ’94 or ’95, when I was going to school at Ohio State and living in Buckeye Village, we had a winter storm come in. The snow came thick and heavy, huge wet flakes driven horizontally by strong winds. … Continue reading →

I don’t know if "virtual Bible study" would be the phrase or not. We didn’t use Skype or Conference Now or even webcams but we did have a long distance Bible study last night with Randa’s son, Jaylon. While the … Continue reading →

The gray trunk of the tree just outside the window crooks and sways its way toward the heavens. Its branches rise and dip, twist and droop. Its stand seems to show a constant battle of light and gravity, wind and … Continue reading →

It’s not news to anyone who hears any news that ours is the age of media hype. Stories flash to the forefront, explode across the globe, then wither and vanish. The huge catastrophe, the scintillating scandal, the glorious gossip: all … Continue reading →