By Keith Short Sometimes we just do not understand what has happened or even why. These feelings come especially when someone dies. It has happened many times, for many years, and it never gets any easier. Activity at our local airport paused one morning as family and friends gathered around the casket of a […]
The Lesson and Life — for April 13, 2014
By Keith Short When our two boys were growing up, we encouraged them to read. There was a little elementary school down the road from us, and we made arrangements with the school to take their discarded books. Some of the books were interesting to our kids, while others, well, they were just pushed […]
The Lesson and Life — for April 6, 2014
By Keith Short It was a sad time in the life of one local church. For many years the church took care to leave the side door unlocked, allowing anyone to stop by the building and spend much needed time in the chapel praying. Over the years countless numbers of people had come to […]
The Lesson and Life — for March 30, 2014
By Keith Short Excitement was building, and the entire town was looking forward to the coming event. Plans had been made, it seemed like years ago, and many different people would be involved. The event had to be done just right and near perfection. The only problem now was waiting for the special day. […]
The Lesson and Life — for March 23, 2014
By Jerry Borton What do you think of when you hear the word worship? For most of us, it is the time we spend singing in church. Or if we are really “spiritual,” we think of worship as the entire service. Worship is the process of ascribing value to something. Most of us, if […]