The first car that I can remember being used by my family was a 1935 Pontiac. They are not made today. That car did not carry us very far, but it did run with some hesitation. The first car I remember in our family sat in a wooden shed. It […]
My maternal grandparents had a very significant influence on my early life, which has been part of my molding and shaping of life up until today. My grandpa came from Denmark and my grandma came from Norway. They emigrated at different times and met and married in Minnesota. They homesteaded two different farms, one in […]
Golgotha is a tragic scene, and we must never forget it or minimize it. We shun scenes of suffering and seek to avoid it in our lives. But some suffering is unavoidable. Golgotha, though tragic and repulsive, is necessary if we seek eternal life. There is no other way to […]
The most gruesome account in the entire Bible is the story of the crucifixion of Jesus. It is natural for us to shun it because it is a scene of suffering and cruelty. In fact, it is the most tragic scene in the Bible. I keenly remember when the movie “The Passion of the Christ” came out I […]
When my children were born, fathers were not wanted near the birthing section of the hospital. I was with my wife up to the time that the medical people thought that birth was near, then my wife was wheeled away, and there I sat wondering and worrying. After all, I was the […]
Easter is one of the most celebratory days of the year. I always want to be ready for Easter. By that I mean I want to be prepared mentally and spiritually lest I enter into the world of bunnies and eggs. Rather, it is all about Jesus. The Jewish world had been looking and anticipating the […]
Our western world has an insatiable quest for knowledge. We are on a serious search to understand all facets of the world in which we live. We search the heavens, to understand our universe and we seek to understand our human bodies, and why disease strikes and why our bodies deteriorate. If […]
I find some of the most interesting biographies that can be read are in the Bible. I got hooked on studying great characters in the Bible and extracting characteristics from their life. Over the years, I have made them the source of many series of messages. One of the outstanding characters of the Bible is Daniel. Who is he and […]
I am currently re-reading a book that I read perhaps 20 years ago on Robert E. Lee. It’s amazing how much the mind pushes what we know to the back of our mind and needs to be refreshed from time to time. Lee was born near Richmond, Virginia in 1807, […]
I invite you to take a walk with me. The streets are narrow and wind around the building; they are also filled with camels with their burdens, donkeys whose backs are laden with everything from firewood to cooking utensils, and children running and playing, as carefree as the wind that […]