Archive for October, 2008
You Can Go Home Again
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Earlier this month I went back to my birthplace of Carbondale, Pa., visiting for the first time since my family moved away more than 45 years ago. We moved before I reached kindergarten. I must confess that I didn’t […]
A Blessed Vacation
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008My wife and I took a 10-day trip this month, passing through 10 Northeast states, most of which I had never visited before.
What a great way to learn about the country. It’s remarkable that dialects are so different in southeastern Pennsylvania, urban New York, Boston and Maine — all within a relatively small geographic area.
We […]
Recovering from Divorce
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Sunday’s Today’s Pentecostal Evangel will have a feature article outlining ways in which couples can try to save their troubled marriages. But for many in our churches, it’s too late.
One of the highlights of leading lay ministry for me has been facilitating a divorce recovery group. The weekly session included several people in their early- […]
Learning to Like Mustard
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008At 50, I’ve learned to like mustard. I never cared for it before. But the fact is that mayonnaise makes me fatter and isn’t healthy. For a guy who tends to eat turkey sandwiches for lunch (although I’ve cut way back on the bread, too), that could add up to a lot of pounds. So […]
Prestigious Occupations
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008I chuckled recently when my sister-in-law Betty found an 1898 edition of Harper’s Weekly among some belongings in a closet when we visited recently.
Many of the advertisements sounded like some of the empty promises today’s marketing gurus make, such as one for “genuine health underwear.”
One ad seemed both funny and sad. It offered a booklet […]