Summertime is water time. During these warming days, many individuals and families take to the beach, the pool, or the river attempting to stay cool. Raft trips, kayaking, swimming, boating, skiing and more invite the overheated to find relief and refreshment. One of the most common summer activities in the…
With the arrival of Memorial Day on Monday, we unofficially enter the summer vacation season. Even though summer doesn’t technically begin until later in June, this is the holiday that gets the grills cleaned off and brings the deck furniture out. What we must not forget are those for whom…
May is a month for graduations! Many students are celebrating their commencement from high schools, colleges, trade schools, and more. Congratulations to all of these on achieving this significant level of accomplishment and for moving on to the next chapters in life. Although the word graduation itself has come to…
This Saturday marks the end of another spring turkey season and the beginning of my long wait until archery dates arrive in October. In the meantime, I can enjoy the turkey meat and regale you with my tales from this season. What’s that? I never told you? Please allow me…
Next week Israel will celebrate its 74th birthday. The modern Israeli nation was reborn on May 14, 1948 following the bitter holocaust by the Nazis and has endured in spite of innumerable attempts to destroy her. Since her modern founding, Israel has grown and blessed the world with many technological…
We are very blessed to live in this country and enjoy so many rich blessings. Our forefathers fashioned for us an incredible experiment in human liberty and self-governance. The founding documents they forged provided the superstructure for our nation that continues to this day. Our founders were not clueless, however.…
Don’t you just love springtime? I can’t honestly think of any aspect I do not enjoy. The daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths are welcome indicators of a warming landscape. This is also the finest hour for redbuds, dogwoods, apples, pears, and all manner of trees displaying their gorgeous blossoms followed in…
This Sunday we remember the most important event in all of history: the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. No matter how many times we’ve celebrated this incredible event, we can never do so enough, for it has eternal implications for all people. As I mentioned in last week’s…
Christians are about to begin the most special week of the year. Although the rest of the world champions Speed Week, March Madness, or even Christmas, those who follow Jesus realize the eternal significance of all that happened over the next eight days. That’s why we call it Holy Week.…
One of the blessings of meeting new people and traveling to new places is hearing new stories. During a recent trip to West Virginia a good friend shared a Civil War story that holds a lesson for all believers. While showing me around the area and pointing out some good…