Recently I was…somewhere…and a song came on, the tune sounded vaguely familiar, as if from my ancient past. I paused to listen but couldn’t quite make out the lyrics until the last line, apparently repeated at the end of each stanza. Ah, but I was so much older then; I’m…
Reading the title of Brandon Crowe’s little book, Every Day Matters, might leave one wondering its emphasis. Is he suggesting that every day counts, is important, and makes a difference? Or is the focus on every day, as opposed to say, every year? Or is the book about stuff—matters—that require…
My first real attempt at hiking was, shall we say, a learning experience. I wish I hadn’t waited until my late 30s to learn, but there I was. The youth leader at our church in Shelburne, Vermont, took some of the guys on an overnight backpacking trip to the summit…
As a Christmas gift this year, my wife, Chris, gave me the book Two Miles an Hour for down-time pleasure reading. Someday I may do a book review on it, but a few of the author’s experiences struck me, particularly since I’ve been thinking about the year ahead with its potential…
We don’t watch very much TV in our household, but one program we enjoy watching occasionally is Aerial America that airs on the Smithsonian Channel. Each hour-long episode focuses on one state in America, such as Illinois, and gives a bird’s eye view of key places, landmarks, and geographical features…
How’s your IRA doing these days? One of the ways you can keep track of it—though as I understand it, it’s not a great idea—is to keep your eye on the daily stock market report with all of its ups & downs. Probably a better method is to pay attention…
Usually, if someone is heart-set on having an abundance of something, we tend to be rather critical of his greed and selfishness, right? Generally, that’s justifiable. In the Christian world, one of the greatest blights is the “prosperity gospel” crowd who preach that God wants you to have that big…
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