I am not even remotely mechanically inclined. It is for guys like me that cars used to come with what my mechanic friend called “the idiot light.” Pointing to it, he said, “If this light comes on, yo…
I saw the movie “2001, A Space Odyssey” when it was first released in 1968. In this story by Arthur C. Clarke, a crew of astronauts ventures into space to find the beings who planted a monolith on ea…
Earlier in life, I had a brief stint in sales just long enough to convince me that I am no salesman. However, I did learn some interesting maxims from my sales training, like “The Rule of 250.”
During the first ten years of full-time ministry, I was best known in the congregation I served as “the minister of music.”
It was not my main responsibility, but it was certainly the most publi…
During a much-needed sabbatical several years back, I had an opportunity afforded few, if any, pastors in the community in which they serve – I visited a different local church each week hoping to ga…
It’s summertime and those pests are back.
No, I don’t mean the tourists, and shame on you for thinking about our valued guests that way! I’m talking about the bugs, the mosquitos and all their h…
I have been a musician since being introduced to the guitar at age 11.
I studied music in high school, advanced in music theory, then pursued a music education degree at a university.
“We locals call it ‘our Basket Full of Diamonds,’” said the guide as our tour boat glided past the lighthouse in Jupiter, FL in the diminishing light of evening.
My wife and I, both locals, gave…
My wife and I woke this morning to a backyard surprise, a 2-foot hole in our back fence and a 3-foot hole in our side fence.
It seems that one of our local black bears decided that going through…
Have you ever made a gaffe in public that was embarrassing, like, dig-a-hole-and-climb-in-it embarrassing?
One particularly memorable gaffe that had me longing for a shovel happened at another c…
