Every once in a while, I am asked to fill in for a pastor who is ill, gone on a trip or otherwise unable to lead the church temporarily. I have helped out in Tipton, IN, Indianapolis, Noblesville, IN and…
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It was on this day in 1998 that Ted Kaczynski, dubbed the Unabomber, pleaded guilty to the federal charges against him, ending more than 17 years of bombings attributed to him. Having attended Harvard at the young age of 16…
I’m kind of particular about my Bibles. In fact, I have an entire bookcase of them. They include a small New Testament that my grandmother gave me on my 10th birthday, the Bibles that Janet and I received when we…
One of the questions that I get asked from time to time is what is the requirement to be considered a “Christian.” It turns out that if you ask most people why they think that they are going to heaven,…
Well, we are about twelve days into the New Year! New habits take about 21 days to form, 21 more days to become routine and finally, another 21 days to be reinforced and become “habit.” However, the greatest risk of…
It was on this day, January 8th, in 1835 that President Andrew Jackson achieved his personal goal of paying off the entire U.S. national debt – all $120 million of it. Consequently, this was the only time in U.S. history…
Several days ago, on the morning of December 31, 2022, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed into the arms of Jesus. The Vatican has been strangely quiet on the exact nature of his final illness, but it is known that Pope…
Our second daughter, Jill, was supposed to be born on or about December 18, 1977. But, as is the case with babies, she apparently didn’t get the memo and as it turns out, Jill was the first baby born in…
After several years of dealing with the COVID pandemic, with tremendous life changes that have affected almost everyone on the planet, we are finally realizing that we will all experience a new kind of normal – a new kind of…
It’s here! The empty manger is now occupied with the Savior of the world. In many circles, the manger in nativity scenes is left unoccupied until Christmas Eve. But tonight, all is well and a change has occurred that will…