As a pastor, you never quite know what the congregation will do for pastor appreciation Sunday, a verbal roast, a vacation you weren’t planning on, a hearty dinner or…? And they like…
Corn Maze Fun
Fall is a great time for family fun. On our recent two day trip to Keely’s and Mark’s house, we took time for a couple typical fall activities. The most fun one…
Carl Paladino may be mad but he’s not crazy!
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tomtoles/2010/10/carl_paladino_unhinged.html http://blog.syracuse.com/opinion/2010/10/paladino_vs_brainwashing.html Commentators, especially liberal ones, have had a ball with Carl Paladino’s recent comments. I quote one version of the supposedly offending lines. “Appearing before a group of Orthodox rabbis in…
Snoqualmie Falls and A Railroad Museum
This railroad museum we didn’t just run into, but found on the maps and in the guidebook. Near the end of our recent summer vacation, we decided to stop on our way…
Why a Christian College like Houghton
I usually enjoy my trip to Houghton for the fall Trustee meeting, but this time, something really exhilarating happened. I was privileged to be invited late one evening to give a devotional…
Willard Clock Museum
Friday, October 8, JoAnne and I visited Willard Clock Museum (http://www.willardhouse.org/) near North Grafton, Massachusetts. The museum is in the original family homestead, a pioneer-era, hand-hewn beam framed complex of buildings. The…
Alliance Bank Stadium and Community Wesleyan Church
It’s October and the Major League Baseball play-offs are beginning already. It reminds me that I was happy to attend the last home game for the Chiefs this summer. By now, I’ve…
Spam counterattack working so far
Good news for true readers of my blog. Since I added the math quiz plug-in, spam has dropped from nearly 200/day and growing to zero/day. I am very happy about that. I…
Syracuse Life Chain a United Witness
http://topics.syracuse.com/tag/Life%20Chain/index.html My wife, JoAnne, and I along with another couple from Community Wesleyan, George and Jenny Raterman joined in the Syracuse Life Chain Sunday afternoon. It is an annual public expression of…
Spam attacks countered
The game of blogging has become more complicated for me recently as I have been attacked by a new brand of spammer. The shear numbers are overwhelming, adding up to about 200 per…