When each of our grandsons turns 16, Janet and I gift them a small stock trading account and start them off with a little money to learn about the stock market. We provide oversight but, by and large, the trading…
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I met George almost 20 years ago. He was out of work, unable to land a suitable job and he was desperate for someone to talk to and help him in his hour of need. In all honesty, George was…
I’ve always had bad feet… when I was a young boy, back in the day, I had to wear tie shoes and even then, I couldn’t wear a pair of shoes until they had been sent out to have “bars…
Across most of the United States, people moved their clocks ahead one hour last night and started Daylight Savings Time effective today. That means that most of us got one hour less sleep last night and woke up to a…
Well, we are headed home tomorrow from our latest trip to the Greenbrier. It’s been a busy fall and winter; although we usually make it out here for my birthday around President’s Day, we were just too tied up with…
I’m beginning to memorize the phone number 1-800-633-4227 – that’s the national Medicare line and I have learned that the first two words I should speak to the automated attendant are “Medicare fraud…” That gets you right through to an…
Today marks the first February 29th that my brother Doug and I have faced since the death of our youngest brother, Ken, on February 29, 2020. Sometimes, I still can’t believe that he is gone, but the truth is that…
Today, we witnessed the passing out of Bibles to the third and fourth grade students at church. It has been a while since I have seen a Bible presentation and I was impressed with the way that it was handled….
Each time I teach Daniel or Revelation, both difficult books to understand, I am asked about the endtimes (what we call eschatology), and how things unfold in the future. I am always reminded of Dr. Branine, who taught most of…
As difficult as it is to believe, tonight marks thirteen years since I started writing Transitions By the Book! I know – it seems like I have been writing my entire life and yet, there are nights that I can’t…