Recently I searched for pictures in the Library of Congress digital collection to illustrate the Supreme Court decisions of the early 1960s about school prayer and school Bible reading. I wasn't successful with finding anything that was really what I wanted. I did find children praying and a girl ... View Post
Please drive carefully!
Please drive carefully! Last week Ray and I heard about a particularly horrific traffic fatality in an adjoining county. According to news reports, law enforcement authorities learned of an extremely reckless driver. They chased him for several miles on the Interstate from one county and into ... View Post
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing for Him.
I love the art of Norman Rockwell. I love that he painted moments from American life: Thanksgiving dinner with the family, Boy Scouts praying at their campsite, Mother’s arms outstretched when her son comes back from war. Rockwell painted scenes that made us feel good about ourselves. In the movie, ... View Post
What Can We Do About the News?
Like you, events in the news have been on my mind. Yesterday Ray and I were in a Zoom meeting. When the subject of events in the news came up in the conversation, one person said that he believes that 99 percent of Americans are good, law-abiding people. As I contemplated his statement later, I ... View Post
Tend My Lambs
Ray and I had two unexpected visitors at our house this week—two orphaned baby lambs. The sad news is that our son-in-law lost two ewes this week. The fun news is that while our daughter and her family came for a visit, the lambs had to be here, too, so that they could be bottle-fed. At one ... View Post
Ready
Be sure and check out the link to a quick video below the Bible verse today! One of these years, I hope that someone will ask me, "Are you ready for Christmas?" and I will humbly reply, "Yes, I am, but this is the first year ever; and if you are not ready yet, I certainly understand." So ... View Post