Late February, several years ago now, my bride and I went for a bike ride on an unusually warm day—well into the upper 50s. Well, that’s warm for February in northwest Illinois. The weather had been like that for several days, so all the snow and ice were gone, and…
Have you noticed how easy it is to slip into bad habits? Look around the next time you go out to eat. Notice how many people mindlessly scroll through the phone while waiting for their order to arrive. It’s so much easier to pull out the phone and swipe and…
Several days ago—before the sub-zero deep freeze enveloped our area!—my wife and I wanted to add a few miles to our annual hiking total. At the beginning of the year, we signed up for the Hikers 365 Challenge with the goal of hiking 365 miles in 365 days. We began…
In 1985, I attended a pastoral staff meeting that included the church’s music director. He was also responsible for the church’s small bookstore, which included several music LPs. For those under age 40, an LP is a vinyl record—used to be the only format for developing a music library, and…
