I honestly never thought that I would live to see a pandemic. I’m sure you didn’t either, yet here we are. Like many of you, I’m quarantined at home, staying away from other people in an effort to “flatten the curve.” I have a feeling that today’s children will be telling their grandchildren all about…
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A Day on the Lake
I don’t know about you, but I like things to go smoothly in my life. I don’t like bad surprises or unexpected difficulties. A couple of years ago my daughter called me from college. I answered the phone, and in a rather stressed voice she said, “Dad, my car is really loud!” I had no…
Read More“Peace, man!”
When I was a kid, the “peace sign” became popular. You just held up two fingers, and if you were really cool, like me of course, you’d say, “Peace, man!” It was better than someone holding up one finger to you, I guess. The peace sign grew out of the anti-War movement and technically was…
Read MoreTrusting the Pilot
Earlier this week I was working at my desk when Kim came into the room and handed me my phone. She said, “Something is going on with your phone, it keeps giving you notifications.” So I looked at my phone only to discover that we were under a tornado warning! I thought I had left…
Read MoreIn God We Trust
We’ve been discussing what we can do when we face storms in life, whether we’re talking about COVID-19 or any other type of difficulty we might face, and we’ve said that there are at least three things we can do: we can pray, we can trust, and we can worship. In the last post we…
Read MoreRemember to Worship
When Christians face storms in life, how are we supposed to respond? What are we supposed to do? In the previous three posts, we’ve said that we should pray and we should trust. There’s something else we can do as well, and it may not be the first thing that comes to mind. When we’re…
Read MoreThe “Why’s” Have It
If you’re a parent, you know what I’m talking about when I mention kids going through the “Why?” phase. Their curiosity is so great that they ask questions, lots of questions, especially the “why” question. It goes something like this: “Daddy, why do I have to brush my teeth?”“Because Daddy said to.”“But why?”“So that your…
Read MorePraying through COVID-19
I’m just guessing, but I imagine that the coronavirus pandemic has created an increase in the number of people who are praying. It’s natural for humans to cry out to God for help whenever we’re afraid or confused or when we’re reminded that our circumstances are out of our control. At least I know that’s…
Read MoreThe Pride of Anxiety
When I was nine years old, my parents got us a dog. Lady was a mixed breed and the most loving dog I’d ever been around. We were inseparable. I also had constant anxiety, though, about her dying. It was something that nagged at me my entire childhood. One Sunday afternoon I hopped in the…
Read MoreRejoicing in Our Suffering?
In the world of ridiculous but true news, I read recently where researchers at Ghent University in Belgium are experimenting with a new, more environmentally-friendly ingredient in their waffles. They’re gathering fly larvae in a bowl of water, mixing it in a blender, and then putting it into a centrifuge to produce what can only…
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