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Archive for February, 2009

A Camping Trip

Every week, I do a minimum of two preparations to teach Bible content to children. Currently that means I’m preparing a Bible lesson from the Old Testament book of Esther for a little group of neighbor children who come to “Good News Club” at my house every Wednesday after school. Also on Wednesdays, [...]

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Actually, it was the day before Valentine’s Day: I was at Wal-Mart–two different times, two different stores that day. In the morning, a young woman who couldn’t have been out of her twenties stepped behind me in line and, when my order was complete and it was her turn, proclaimed to the cashier, “I hate [...]

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It’s the Little Things

Pastor Bob is preaching on the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes. It is very timely, as our family goes through a season of uncertainty (Michael’s current job ends May 31st), which in turn puts us face to face (again) with life’s big questions.
My gleanings from yesterday’s sermon include: We often dance to a tune not [...]

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Heroes

I caught this on talk radio this morning and found the details online http://cbs2.com/local/Sullenberger.Hero.Pilot.2.924944.html.  Apparently the hero of the “Miracle on the Hudson”, the pilot who safely landed his plane preserving the lives of all aboard a couple of weeks ago, isn’t a hero just when the camera is on. A borrowed book went down [...]

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