My grandfather tried to teach my grandmother how to drive one day. She hadn’t had an opportunity to learn as a young woman, but once her five children were out of the house, she figured … Read More
A Cloth Unfolded in the Sun
Sometimes specific words in the Bible need special emphasis. In writing to the Corinthians, Paul says: For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and … Read More
What We Cannot Hear
As difficult as it may be to imagine, it won’t be long before our evenings are filled with the songs of crickets. The cricket’s chirp comes when a male rubs his wings together at just … Read More
Dance with Danger
The Winter Olympics began this week and the feats of strength, skill, and stamina will be stunning. I love the Summer Olympics, but there is a factor present in nearly every event of the Winter … Read More
Surviving Winter and Other Challenges
It may have arrived a bit late, but winter has truly asserted itself in western Pennsylvania. There is snow outside of my window that is over 11 days old. Near-zero temperatures every night have my … Read More
The Precious Faithful
What do you know about Old Faithful? Like me, you probably know some bare facts –a geyser that blasts hot water from the ground in regular spurts to the delight of visitors to Yellowstone National … Read More
A New Heart
For the first time in history, surgeons replaced a man’s failing heart with that of a pig. We have been able to use heart valves from pigs for over 30 years, but only within the … Read More
The Year’s Honeymoon
There was a time in our history when people measured time with the phases of the moon. Since the moon waxes and wanes within a 30-day period, that time was called a “moon”. Storytellers in … Read More
