This photo shows a collection of letters written to me by my Mom. Although she had an ample supply of paper, her beautiful cursive almost always filled an entire page, front and back, covering...

One Easter Sunday a friend invited me to her Russian Orthodox Church service (Russian language only, no seats). That space was dense with exquisite chanting, intoxicating incense, ornate priestly vestments and precious ancient icons —...

Below is a 1916 photo — likely taken by my grandfather — of my grandmother, my two uncles and my mother in front of their sod house in central Nebraska. This type of house was...

From 1970 through 1975 I was involved in a Christian ministry to the “unhoused and unhinged” (the latter occasionally included me). One portion of that ministry was a Saturday evening coffeehouse featuring free sandwiches, hot...

But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam, who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so they would...

Goody Two Shoes was the title of a popular book of the 1760s. It’s a tale of a poor orphan girl named Margery Meanwell, who goes through her early years with only one shoe. When...

In the early 1970s, during the “Jesus Revolution”, speculation reached a fever point around Biblical prophecies anticipated to be fulfilled very soon (especially those from the book of Revelation).  Hal Lindsey’s 1973 book, The Late...

Some time ago, I was impressed with the cheery cordiality of a lady who commandeered the meat counter of a local supermarket. She claimed Christian identity and that seemed to fit. But one day she...

So Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in yourselves. The one who eats my...

The topic of inheritance as addressed in Ephesians 1, reminds me not only of my own experiences, but other stories of distribution of assets of a deceased parent.  Before I begin, here’s the primary definition...

One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. The one who observes the day does it for the Lord....

If you inspect my bookshelves, or hack into my library accounts and internet browsing history, you will find evidence that I love (and need) recipes and cookbooks, especially cookbooks with luscious, color photos. About 33...