At the turn of the twentieth century it was predicted that technology would procure us less work and more leisure time. 3 to 4 days of weekly work or even less could be anticipated!Sadly that kind of promising rest never became a reality. Instead we are now working...
Their sound charmed me from the other side of the antique store we were in. Tick, tock, tick, tock. And their tags were even more tantalizing.Ever since I was a young lad, I’ve been intrigued by time. So the site of ten square feet of wind-up, electric, spring-wound,...
A young and foolish pilot wanted to sound cool and show who was boss on the aviation frequencies. It was his first time approaching a field during the night time.Instead of making any official requests to the tower, he said: "Guess who?"The controller switched the...
With a smirky smile and a cutting glance, she said, "RUTD" (an invented acronym meaning Resist the Urge to Drive).My wife and I were on a one-day excursion to the mountains. She was driving, and the acronym was to remind me I wasn't. By her own admission, she has a...
Hebrews 11:13 – All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. (NIV)One of my dearest friends...
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6-7The roots on our “eyeball tree”, as my granddaughter used to call...
The path meandered between my aunt and grandmother’s houses. I walked it often because I had a direction in mind, and because it was the shortest distance between those two points. Had it not led where I intended to go, I would have ignored it.Andy Stanley says,...