I have often commented to friends that I am sure I am enrolled in God’s remedial class. You know the class where God keeps teaching the same lesson various ways until you get it. That isn’t a bad thing. I’m not positive that it is real thing either, but it…
Read moreMemories of my first Christian concert came flooding back this past Sunday as those gathered sang “There is a Redeemer.” Years ago friends and I attended a free Keith Green concert at Northeastern College in NJ. As we prepared to enter it became evident there were more people than seats.…
Read moreThis month’s book selection for the First Tuesday Book Club at my local town library was Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr. A friend and I started this book club five years ago as a way to meet more people in our communities. We both worked out of our area,…
Read moreMy email stated I wasn’t available for the conference call scheduled for a Wednesday evening. The reply informed me of a switch to a Tuesday night to accommodate my schedule. Wonderful. Only one problem I wasn’t available then either. My mind ran various scenarios – leave book club early, join…
Read moreMy younger daughter’s middle name is Joy so we have a family saying that she is the joy of my life. She is one of the joys of my life as are her sister and my grandsons to name a few. Joy is a recurring theme in Paul’s thank…
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