Category Archives: Describe Your Ride

Sandi and I and Laura did something different with our Easter Sunday this year—we went to a friends house and had breakfast with several other people. After breakfast, we sang some songs together and then took communion. After that several … Continue reading →

Scripture tells me that of the writing of books there is no end. The implication is that there is only so much we can ever know about our journey here on earth or our final destination. There is also an … Continue reading →

Listening to Don Potter sing on the way to the airport this morning was one of those times to reflect and let my mind flow. Only so much flow of course as I had to keep the car on the … Continue reading →

Imagine for a moment feeling like you have an itch, but you don’t know where to scratch. It is like having a feeling that something is not quite right but you really can’t put your finger on what it could … Continue reading →

To err is human, to forgive divine All people commit sins and make mistakes. God forgives them, and people are acting in a godlike (divine) way when they forgive. This saying is from “An Essay on Criticism,” by Alexander Pope. … Continue reading →

Tonight I am thinking that it would be very easy to close this chapter on my life—the part where I care enough to put my thoughts on paper. Or on the internet or whatever. It’s a valley season and I … Continue reading →

Having lived in the mountains of North Carolina for almost 30 years, I mostly forget that we are loosely in what is known as the “bible belt”. That is until you find yourself in a Wal-Mart parking lot on an … Continue reading →

I talked with my friend Josh Moose yesterday. I was out in the garden getting dirty and had just walked in the house to wash my hands when I heard my cell phone ringing. You might be asking yourself what the big deal is: we talk on the phone with our friends everyday. And you would be correct—except for the fact that Josh in Tanzania, Africa and I am in Boone, North Carolina, nearly a 24 hour plane trip apart.
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As units of measurement go, a day is just about as simple as it gets. Once inch—one day—one dollar—it’s really very elementary math. I started thinking about this as I was stepping out of the shower after a very successful … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a good day—a “real” Sunday. Winter does not want to let go in the mountains and the temperature was just cold enough to make it not an outside work day. So I stayed inside and made that second … Continue reading →