It’s hard to believe but as of tomorrow, another year will officially be in the history books. If you are planning to accomplish something in 2022, you’d better be doing it quickly. As we peek into the New Year, we each face different opportunities as well as different challenges. Not…
Several years ago I borrowed my parents’ book History of the Descendants of Jacob Gochenour and got sucked into a passion I’ve never been able to escape: genealogy. I was never very interested in my ancestors but when I started reading that book, I was up until after 2:00am. As…
One of the primary characters surrounding the events of Jesus’ birth and early life is his stepfather, Joseph. While His mother, Mary, often gets most of the press this time of year, Joseph also played a crucial role in that first Christmas and the years following. Although we don’t know…
Several years ago my wife took a nasty fall and severely broke her ankle. Thanks to the help of emergency personnel and the skill of the surgeon and physical therapist, her ankle is healed today and does not limit her in any way. Unfortunately, for four months following the surgery,…
One of the mixed blessings brought to us by COVID has been the rapid expansion of virtual meetings and online events. Although Skype got us moving in this direction, Zoom, YouTube, Facebook Live and other platforms accelerated the movement toward meetings where we don’t actually meet. All of these options…