My Great-Grandmother’s Gift To Me

When I was just a little boy, my great-grandmother gave me a couple 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars. With my parents’ help, I’ve been able to keep them through the years without losing them. The coins my great-grandmother gave me weren’t in “mint” condition, but to me their value isn’t measured in silver, but in sentiment. Now …

Guard Your Eyes (A Facebook Rant)

King David once said, “I will set no wicked thing before my eyes” (Psalm 101:3).  That rule of life by which the psalmist lived is a rule of life we need to consider, yet today. I know there is evil in the world.  I know that men can do horrific things to other men.  I know that …

Missing

One Sunday morning, a preacher pointed out to one of the elders that the flower arrangement that sits in front of the pulpit was missing. The elder hadn’t noticed it, but he certainly did now. This elder pulled all the other elders to the side and asked them if they had any knowledge of what …

Twice Owned

One of the pleasant memories my wife has of her childhood is when she and her father would perform a duet together. Kim would play the piano and her father would play the fiddle. Their duets brought them a lot of joy and family fun. However, Kim’s dad suffered from the crippling effects of rheumatoid …