He does not know why he is here at church this morning. Young Clark was brought here this morning by his mom and dad. He usually stays in one of the pews during worship, but not today. Today he is surrounded by friends and family, and his mom and dad brought him up to the…

I have a tough time remembering a person’s eye color. I know the eye color of my close family and friends, but there a good number of people who I do not always remember what their eye color is. Maybe you have the same problem. Whether you are good or bad at remembering other people’s…

The list of people we are praying for this morning covers a full sheet of paper. The list includes those in the hospital, those struggling with some aspect of their health, many battling cancer and a list of more general prayers. Most, if not all, on the list have had moments when they have said,…

“I can do it,” said the toddler when an adult chooses the plastic cup with a sealed lid rather than a glass cup with no lid. “I can do it,” said the young adult with a learner’s permit when a more experienced driver was ready to drive home through rush hour traffic. “I can do…

Interest rates are at historic lows right now and people are taking advantage of them, but you still cannot buy everything that you want. In order to buy everything you want, you would need unlimited access to money. Even with the extra low interest rates right now, what you really need is a limitless credit…

This is a leather punch. It is used to make holes in leather. The leather punch can make holes in leather for a belt or for two pieces of leather to be sewn together. This leather punch was given to me along with many other old leather working tools from my great grandmother. Because it…

The President of Haiti was assassinated on Wednesday. Not all the details have come out about the assassination, but what is clear is that there is a rebellious group who did not agree with the current leadership. Rebellion exists in every country. It does not always reach the point of taking life, but there are…

He was a leader in his community, but still a guy you could relate to. His job was paying the bills and giving him satisfaction most days, with average stress that spiked here and there. He had his health, he did not have a Peloton yet, but he had the money to eat a healthy…

There is a scene from a popular television show in which the character known for being stubborn is clearly sick and not getting better despite his own efforts. Finally, he agrees to go to the doctor. While sitting on the hospital bed, the character tells the doctor, “I need you to tell me everything you…

Divorce hurts. Divorce hurts, even when it is done for good reasons and to protect from further harm. Divorce hurts the two people once together and if there are children involved, it hurts them too. One way to define divorce is the rejection of a once common path between two individuals. In other words, divorce…