One of the things I wanted to do during the semi-isolationism of the COVID-19 pandemic was to watch the 1993 movie Gettysburg, based on Michael Shaara’s historical novel, The Killer Angels. I own the DVD, but the movie is a long one—about four hours—and viewed best in one sitting; consequently,…
It was as if the angels were waging a snowball fight with a great swath of northwest Illinois. We were sitting in a restaurant at dinner when the fight began. On our drive to Rockford to meet up with my brothers, the temperature was warm enough that a light, intermittent…
Some people enjoy meandering through cemeteries, especially old ones, and ponder the tombstones. A few have made a hobby of gravestone rubbing, which I understand is a bit controversial—some states have made the practice illegal. I certainly can’t claim that visiting cemeteries is one of my pastime pleasures. I don’t…
Several years ago our family went on a camping trip in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. We were novices at the whole outdoor adventure thing, so it was a bit overwhelming trying to decide which of the plethora of hikes to do near the campground where we were staying….
I recently had the opportunity to attend a ministry conference in Riverside, California—about 30 miles east of Los Angeles. I was warned that it would be hot and dry, and indeed it was for two of the three full days I was there. That didn’t deter me from taking my…
The 16-mile Hennepin Canal Trail begins about ten minutes from our home—well technically, it’s the Hennepin Canal Feeder Trail that connects to the actual Hennepin Canal Trail, which is basically a rail trail running about 100 miles from the Rock River in Moline to the Illinois River in Hennepin. Anyway, we…
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