Monday was my father-in-law’s 87th birthday. We celebrated with him by visiting his and my mother-in-law’s graves, and decorating them with a little Christmas arrangement. They both loved and celebrated Christmas in a special way, as did my mother. There is an array of special memories that haunt me...
Blessed Christmas Mourners
Time to Get Ready
Time to Get Ready! We’ve heard it and may have already sung it this season… Joy to the World! The Lord has come Let earth receive her king. Let every heart prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing! In a couple of weeks Christians around the world will...
Ready for Christmas
The weather is in the low 20s at night. Seasonal decorations have been in the stores since before Halloween. Hobby Lobby has had their bows and ornaments and fake trees on sale 60% off for weeks! We have most of our Christmas presents purchased, and will have most of...
2022 Thanksgiving Wishes
Danger Zone
Last week, I enjoyed attending a workshop with my wife at the Cove, a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association training center in the mountains. We joined Jonathan Falwell in studying the book of Philippians. It was a profitable time in God’s word, along with times of worship that were blessed....
What Do We Do with Halloween?
It’s time to celebrate All Saints Day again. I find it amusing that we set aside a day to remember those who have gone before us in faith, as though we will forget them if we don’t. But nobody seems to remember that particular day (except for a few)...
Wind in My Hand
Ahhhhhh, the beach… It’s a place of pleasant reflection and somber consideration, especially in the “off-season.” We head for the beaches of the North and South Carolina coasts most falls. There are fewer people there, the prices are a little more reasonable, and the weather is often just right...
Made to Last
It was a plaque on one of the iron girders supporting a railroad trestle bridge. It named the builder of the bridge and the date it was built. There was the date it was completed, clearly and proudly displayed, reading “1893.” The bridge is still carrying freight traffic, so...
The Eyes Have It
I recently went to the optometrist to have my eyes checked. It’s an annual pilgrimage that I take since I fell to the temptation and got glasses in my early 40s. It irritated me at the time, but I reconciled myself to it when I realized that my arms...
New Windows, Part 2
(This is a follow-up to my post last week. You can read it here if you haven’t already.) Observing the transition from our sorry old windows to new, clear, cleanable ones was exciting. I watched with satisfaction as the installer removed one of the old windows, taking a few...