When Janet and I grew up, both of our families used to frequent Melody Lane, a local restaurant near our childhood homes in Chicago – for dinner. It was several miles from where we lived. We have great memories of…
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Yesterday was Janet’s birthday. You would think that since we have known each other since we were about 5 years old, birthdays would lose their luster and we would have given each other just about everything on the face of…
You’ve probably heard the word anthropomorphism before; and if not, you can search my posts on the website and read about it, but in summary, it is the idea of giving physical human attributes to non-human things. When we talk…
Janet and I are headed out later this year for an intracoastal cruise in the southeastern part of the United States. We are in the process of trying to decide what things we would like to do when we are…
I am probably one of the most unlikely people you could ever meet who ended up in seminary, received graduate degrees, got ordained and then became active in ministry! This effort has manifested itself through founding a non-profit chaplaincy organization,…
Iatrophobia is a fear of medical professionals, test results, exams and just about all things medical… all things that I struggle with. This seems odd because I work with many healthcare professionals and in the past have been involved with…
I notice lately that I am more sensitive to things that are changing a little from where they used to be. It’s just a small adjustment in service levels most of the time, but it’s undeniably there. For example, when…
For many years now, our daughter, Kristin, and I have been very involved in ministry initiatives. As most of you know, I attended seminary for almost a decade and I teach several Bible studies a week in addition to other…
From the time our grandchildren were born, we have tried to instill a sense of family and belonging in each of them. I found that such an important part of my own childhood that I wanted to carry on the…
One of the finest private schools in Indiana is a combination elementary and high school by the name of Park Tutor. It is consistently ranked was one of the best schools in the area and if we had moved to…