For 15 years I traveled with a team to Vandalia, Missouri, every Monday night. The 150-mile round trip took us past thousands of acres of farmland each week. A lifelong city boy, I was fascinated by the seasonal changes. I watched farmers preparing the fields for planting, sowing the seeds, tending to the growing plants, […]
One of my favorite places on the planet is a tranquil, quiet cove on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee. It’s a serene place of natural beauty, a sacred spot for worship and contemplation. It’s the site of the Church of the Primacy of Peter at Tabgha. And it’s my favorite place because […]
School has started. While some schools begin in August, most all are in session following Labor Day. For decades the overriding purpose in going to school was to acquire knowledge. While acquiring skills for future education and the work place and helping students to be physically, emotionally, and psychologically healthy were also desired outcomes, the […]
Two families built identical new houses using the same kind of lumber, siding, and shingles. One of the homeowners, however, skimped on the amount of concrete used in the foundation. After a cold winter and spring rains, the house with the weak foundation is full of cracks and leaks. A group of young women, excited […]
King Solomon wrote, “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm” (Proverbs 13:20). But how, exactly, do we do that? How do we learn wisdom from walking with wise people? One of the best ways to learn from the wise is to search out examples of wisdom in the […]
