Category Archives: Readin’, Ritin’ & Rithmetic
How Not to Break What You’re Trying to Fix
I’ve said it before. I am a Ron Hutchcraft fan. His down-home illustrations just resonate with me. And his connection from the ordinary to the spiritual is amazing. Today’s “A Word with You” was a prime example. I can relate … Continue reading
Faith
This is another excerpt from 50 things that really matter. There’s an old story about Jeb and the flood that tells us something important about faith. Old Jeb was trapped on his roof as the floodwaters were rising around his … Continue reading
The Empty Tomb
There are two “major” celebrations on the church calendar – Christmas and Easter. One we celebrate with joy and festivity. The other we generally celebrate quietly, with a little more reserve and certainly a lot more reverence and solemnity. The … Continue reading
Memories
We recently moved to a small town dotted with cemeteries dating back to well before the Civil War. Wandering through them on early-morning and late-evening walks with my dog, I often stop to read the carefully carved, worn stones. The … Continue reading
Warm Spring Days
When I was young, it wasn’t love that filled my thoughts in the spring. It was baseball. I loved everything about the game — the crack of the bat, the thrill of chasing a ground ball across short green grass, … Continue reading
Wisdom
After college and before I figured out what I wanted to do with my life, I bartended for two years in Boulder, CO. To pass the slow winter days, I befriended the elderly saxophonist who played outside the restaurant. Eugene … Continue reading
The Light 