Lifting the Layers

The Bible is a book of many layers, and I’ve learned I have to be careful when I think I’ve figured something out. For instance, I used to teach in my Life of David class that the beloved psalmist and famous king was also a grand liar. Now, there is still...

Casting Out Nines

I went to school a long time ago. It was before computers, or cell phones, or calculators. Wendell and I actually took out a bank loan to buy his first calculator for college in the 1970’s. It cost $300, and you can buy a similar model for five bucks at WalMart...

Things I love about March

Besides the fact that two of our children were born in March, I also love Missions Conference. We host it every year, the first week in March, and it fills our little corner of the world with people from lots of cities, states, and nations. Of course, that is kind of...

Another Kind of Victory

This is one of my favorite basketball games of all time. We got creamed on the court. But we had a great victory in the stands. I was preoccupied for most of the game by keeping my eye on #10, who happens to be my third-born grandson. He is an energetic player who...

The Future’s So Bright

I have to wear shades. That’s the way the old song goes. And I felt like singing it today. The sun was shining enough to make snowmen lose weight. Charity and Nola (sporting her shades for a walk to the cafe) had come to town for a visit. And I was thinking...