Teaching Kingdom Values in a Secular Culture
With the exception of minor editing, changes in dates, and the accompanying picture, today’s blog is the same one that I published on Linda’s two preceding birthdays. I cannot improve the message. In four days, Linda will be 82. On our first date, I was 19 and she was 21. Over the years, our age... Continue Reading →
At this time in Western Culture, as we witness an unprecedented erosion of biblical values, it is easy for followers of Christ to feel like the man highlighted in the picture accompanying today’s blog -- alone in a desert place with no hope of finding a way forward! Facing grief and loss exponentially exacerbates these... Continue Reading →
Today’s blog, with minor revisions, was first published on September 5, 2021: As a long-term primary caregiver to my wonderful wife Linda, I am often asked by those who are just beginning the journey how to prepare for victory and avoid defeat. My answer begins with a simplistic assertion: “Far more important than how many... Continue Reading →
As Linda and I continue our journey through the “Long Goodbye,” the picture accompanying today’s blog evokes feelings with which I am very familiar, and am experiencing at this very moment! Since becoming a primary caregiver to my wonderful wife, I never remember being absolutely certain that I knew what was coming next; however, I... Continue Reading →
In four days, we will celebrate Thanksgiving. As this special day draws near, I am so appreciative of forgiveness of my sins, establishment of a new identity in Him, and a certain hope of spending eternity in Heaven. This year, as I helplessly watch Alzheimer’s relentless quest to consume Linda’s personhood and ultimately take her... Continue Reading →
Jesus, in describing the intimate relationship that He has with His children, makes a profound statement: “I am the Good Shepherd and know my own sheep, and they know me...” (John 10:14 TLB). For those of us who know Him as Lord, this provides wonderful assurance and comfort. At the same time, there are less obvious factors... Continue Reading →
In 1972, with a catchy tune and unforgettable lyrics, “The Class of 57,” earned the Statler Brothers a Grammy Award. Of greater importance, they unintentionally established a paradigm for understanding the correlation between youthful dreams, the realities of adulthood, and living outside one’s comfort zone: Tommy's selling used cars. Nancy's fixing hair.Harvey runs a grocery... Continue Reading →
Our usefulness to God begins at salvation and is perfected through process. Generally, the picture accompanying today’s blog, using familiar imagery, illustrates this process. Specifically, in the next seven hundred, seventy-two words, I will share how Linda and I have been formed on the Potter’s wheel. For the first forty years of marriage, God used... Continue Reading →
Taken last Tuesday, the picture accompanying today’s blog has a story behind the story. Obviously, my beautiful wife is sporting a new haircut. Less obvious is the reason why -- as this horrible disease advances, her hair is becoming exceedingly thin, and I am doing everything possible to make it less noticeable. Why? Growing up... Continue Reading →
Life can be very complicated! In fact, many of us feel like a rat on a treadmill with no exit strategy. At the end of each day, we complain, wish that it could be different, drop into bed exhausted, get up the next day and repeat the process. Does it have to be that way?... Continue Reading →
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