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As you are painfully aware, this is an election year. That means we have the opportunity to vote for those who will represent us in federal, state, and local offices. This year the presidential election has been especially contentious and it seems there is a widespread discontent with the candidates that we have to choose from in the two major parties. Read more…
Samuel F. B. Morse is best known for inventing the single-wire telegraph system. He was also the co-inventor of Morse code. How did it all happen? Read more…
Spring is almost here. Most of us are probably excited about that. While I’ve enjoyed a break from mowing the lawn, I’m looking forward to warmer weather. Another thing that Spring brings is Resurrection Sunday—commonly known as Easter. This is of course the time in which we remember the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Read more…
October 31st is Reformation Day. It is a remembrance of the day in 1517 when a monk by the name of Martin Luther, tacked up his “95 Theses” to the castle door in Wittenberg, Germany. That action set off a chain of events that radically changed not only the church but the whole world. Read more…
There used to be a Ramada Inn at the intersection of Miller Lane and Little York Road. Do you remember that? The evidence of a motel is gone, but it used to be there. There is an open field in my neighborhood where there was once a house. The only thing remaining of that house is a small patch of asphalt that used to lead into the driveway. Read more…
The Fourth of July is obviously one of our nation’s most celebrated holidays. It was truly an historic day when the members of the Continental Congress put their signatures to the Declaration of Independence in 1776. We generally celebrate the day with parades, fireworks, and cookouts. Actually, the Americans of the late 18th and early 19th centuries did the same kind of things. However, they also did something we usually do not do. They would have community meetings in which the ministers would preach sermons that related to the beginning of our nation. Whole towns would gather to give thanks to God and recommit themselves to keeping the Lord first in their lives. Read more…
One of Jesus’ most well-known teachings is His teaching on prayer. Even people, who know very little about the Bible or the Christian faith, are often familiar with the “Lord’s Prayer.” It is a prayer that should be memorized, but it is actually meant as a model to guide us as we pray. Jesus tells us that we should begin our prayers with praise and adoration. We are to pray that all people everywhere would “hallow,” or treat His name as holy.
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Joseph of Arimathea, How many people even know who he was? He is a minor character in the passion of Christ narrative. But if Joseph had not acted at the precise time when he did, the story of the resurrection of Christ would be vastly different. Read more…
In January, my daughter got married. I had the privilege of officiating the wedding, but I want to make a few observations about the other part I had in the ceremony, giving away the bride. Where does that come from? What does it mean, the bride being given away but the groom isn’t? Read more…
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