October 2020 - Richard Sims

Choosing to Forgive

Posted on October 21, 2020October 22, 2020 by Richard

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Learning to Forgive

I love old movies. I love new ones, too, but I have a special affinity for movies made from the 1930s through the 1960s. I recently watched the 1966 movie, “Nevada Smith,” starring Steve McQueen. The parents of the title character, played by McQueen, are brutally tortured and murdered. McQueen becomes consumed with the need…

Backpacks and Grudges

Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 by Richard

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Learning to Forgive

When we were in middle school, the guys in our church youth group went on a couple of 30-mile hikes on the Appalachian Trail. Our leader, Tad Walton, was an Air Force vet who wanted to show us how to survive in the wild. Oh, there are stories to tell. One night a bear was…

There is a God in Heaven

Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 by Richard

There is a God, and you’re not him. That may seem fairly obvious, but a lot of people don’t understand that. Let’s face it, lots of people think the world revolves around them. Not you and me, of course, but lots of other folks think that way. You probably have someone in mind. They want…