When I was a little boy, around kindergarten age, I lived with my grandparents. Once a week, my grandfather would sit me on the couch, give me a donut and a glass of milk, turn on the radio and leave me alone for about fifteen minutes as he retrieved my grandmother from the Catholic church […]
I ran into an old classmate, and although he had aged, he really hadn’t changed all that much. Our conversation consisted of the usual small talk, How are you doing? How’s the family? and What have you been up to? His answer to the last question surprised me and was the incentive for four cups
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Dear Friend, Damaged boats, homes, and cars stack up like cordwood along the shore from Miami to St. Pete. Hundreds of boats from small fishing vessels to million-dollar yachts were once firmly anchored just offshore. When Hurricane Ian struck in October 2022, their anchors proved to not be secure enough. I once owned a 25’
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Dear Friend, Let me begin by wishing you a truly happy and prosperous New Year. It is my prayer that 2023 is filled with every blessing, that all your desires come to pass, and that it will be a year that will not be wasted. I was reading a letter this morning that was sent
Dear Friend, Each year at this time my wife and I bundle up and venture out into the neighborhoods to see how creative our neighbors have become. Yards that normally sit quietly as the sun departs behind the horizon are now lit up for the season with multicolored lights, jolly Saint Nicks, glowing reindeer, and
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Cruising Route 66 “Curse of the People Pleasers” You acted foolishly,” Samuel said to Saul. “You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you; if you had, He would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure…” I Samuel 13:13-14a Are you a
Cruising Route 66 “Definition of Dysfunction” The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker. II Samuel 3:1 In I Samuel we see the insecurities and fears of king Saul. Traits that brought a
Cruising Route 66 “He Who Knows Not” The LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want Me to give you.” … “Give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong…” I Kings 3:5&9 Ever think about what
Cruising Route 66 “Worshiping Idols” They worshiped idols, though the Lord had said, “You shall not do this.” … They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the Lord had ordered them, “Do
Cruising Route 66 “You gotta ask…” Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me and keep me from
