Made in the Shade

by | Jul 18, 2010 | Friendship, happy endings

This is Dan. He is one of our extraordinary son-in-laws and also a gifted musician who can play everything from the keytar to the piano flute. Dan leads a band called findingBethel, with his friends Darin and Jared. Last week they played a gig at the local county...

A Friend who Forgives

by | Apr 27, 2010 | Friendship, happy endings, mercy

We were in third grade when I totally betrayed my best friend. Troll dolls were the problem. Their ugly mugs and outrageous hair fascinated us. Most of us managed to beg a small dime store model from our parents. One of our friends, however, came to school with a...

The Game of Life

by | Mar 3, 2010 | family, Friendship

To the untrained eye, this may look like a kindly neighbor playing a game of Life with two little boys who live next door. But, if you look closely, you can see the grandfatherly neighbor actually teaching lessons like this: You are more important to me than the news...

Hushai the Arkite

by | Jan 10, 2010 | Friendship, The Bible

Occasionally, I wonder if what I’m doing in life is too small to matter. Next year I will qualify for the senior citizen’s discount at my favorite eatery, and this makes me consider what I’ve done with my fifty-some years. Such inventories can be...

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

by | Sep 23, 2009 | Friendship, happy endings

Several years ago when Wendell was doing his internship in a distant city, we made a lifetime decision from the opening tune of a television show. It was the eighties, and the show was about a bar. Not that spiritual. Yet, the catchy tune gripped our hearts with...