For many, the exciting anticipation of seeing the peak of Mt. Denali (or Mt. McKinley) ends in disappointment. At an elevation of 20, 310 feet, Denali is the tallest mountain on the North American continent. And of all the mountains on the planet, Denali ranks but third in prominence and…
August 9 marked another milestone. Forty-one years ago, after dating four years and a 14-month engagement, my bride and I said “I do” to one another at about 1:20 p.m. at a church in the Chicago suburb of Lombard. Thankfully the process leading up to the wedding day wasn’t nearly…
A gardener I am not. Not even a hobbyist gardener. More like a dabbler. Several years ago, I read somewhere that pastors ought to have a garden. I can’t remember why, but surely the writer gave a bunch of good reasons—enough, at least, to convince me it was a good…
I grew up thinking I was one of those “Heinz 57” people with a genetic makeup that spans the globe. Well, not the globe, but the European continent, anyway. When asked my nationality, my family name, I’d have to answer, “Well….it’s complicated.” Until a few years ago, I had no…
