With Thankful Hearts

by | Nov 28, 2013 | mercy

So, as our daughter Serenity has told her readers, she got some not-so-great news at her last cancer check-up. It will result in a PET scan followed by some kind of surgical removal of the spot. Hopefully something called a CyberKnife which does not include chest...

by | Nov 25, 2013 | mercy

Last weekend, we took in a couple of basketball games starring our grandsons. Other people in the stands seemed to think their children were the stars of the games. Harmless allusions. Anyway, the Saturday game was near my hometown, and so various relatives showed up...

What We Can Do

by | Nov 21, 2013 | mercy

This week marks the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s death. I thought about asking you, dear Reader, to tell me where you were the day Kennedy was shot. It is a question that marked my generation. Instead, in a day when our nation faces great trouble, I...

How to Give Great Gifts

by | Nov 18, 2013 | mercy

It is birthday week for me. Wahoooooo! And since Christmas shopping season is just around the corner (or, was around the corner in July. It is now at the threshold) I thought I’d list a few of my favorite birthday presents and why they stand out. Feel free to...

Through the Doorway

by | Nov 14, 2013 | mercy

I love all the “just in time” stories in the Bible. Not the war stories where angels swoop in and kill all the bad guys. (Or confuse them into killing one another.) Those are cool. But I’m talking about the routine moments that suddenly turn into...