Originally Posted Apr. 20, 2020 There’s a song called  “Even If”, by the group MERCY ME, that captures a truth about how God answers prayer sometimes YES and sometimes NO. "Looking Good..." “I know You're able and I know You canSave through the fire with Your mighty handBut even if You don'tMy hope is You alone”  It has to … Continue reading “ Boy, I’d Look Good In A New Car” →

Originally Posted April 23, 2020 Perspective is “having a sense of proportion, knowing the relative importance of things”. It helps you navigate thru problems and life, especially in making decisions, in knowing what’s important and what’s not. It helps you know when to “go back to the drawing board and when to pull the plug”.  … Continue reading “Houston, We Have A Problem” →

Originally Posted April 21, 2020 I saw an article recently that probed whether people want to know the future. “For nearly every question, the majority of participants said they wouldn't want to know the answer. The issues ranged from serious to mundane and included when they or their partner would die, what they would die … Continue reading “Knowing The Future” →

Originally Posted April 20, 2020 Recently I found myself using one of Yogi Berra’s “Yogi-isms” when talking to some of my elderly friends. I told them…. "I’m not coming to your funeral, unless you come to mine.” Being a longtime St. Louis Cardinal fan, I usually don’t make a list of other team’s great players. But … Continue reading “It Ain’t Over, ‘Till It’s Over” →

Originally Posted April 19, 2020 Many years ago, I was in a meeting and I remember one of my friends telling a joke; it was really funny. The next moment I experienced a Grand Mal Seizure. (some joke) When I regained consciousness, I was very confused, anxious, and fearful. My back was killing me and my … Continue reading “Finding Help in Time of Need” →

Originally Posted April 18, 2020 Webster says that “Imagination is the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality”.  Hmmm, I guess that’s a pretty good definition. Yet like the boy in the picture, when I was in grade school, we weren’t encouraged to … Continue reading “God Is Very Smart” →

Originally Posted April 17, 2020 Larry Holmes was the heavy weight boxing champion from 1978-1983. He won his first 48 professional bouts, including victories over Ken Norton and Muhammad Ali. He had 20 successful title defenses. We lived in Easton during those years and I used to see him occasionally at a restaurant or running along … Continue reading “The Gentle Giant” →

Originally Posted April 15, 2020 Trial lawyers have an old saying: “You never ask a question on cross examination to which you do not know the answer.” Perry Mason certainly followed that mandate in the TV series that was broadcast from 1957-1966. Perry never lost a case. I actually felt bad for the district attorney, Hamilton Burger, … Continue reading “Questions Are Powerful” →

Originally Posted April 14, 2020 This past summer we were at the beach celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary with all of our family… 10 kids, spouses, and 38 grandchildren…. 59 total. It was a wonderful week. One day I was up early enough to see the sun rise. It was a beautiful and magnificent dawn. I love … Continue reading The Dawn From On High →

Originally Posted April 13, 2020 There was a popular TV sitcom back in the late  ‘80’s called “Cheers” It was about the lives of some characters who frequented a bar in Boston. Every week the show began with a catchy theme song with the refrain  “Sometimes you want to go… where everybody knows your name…”.  That little … Continue reading Someone Knows My Name →