Yearly Archives: 2020

Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus […]

The time was around 1500 BC.  The place was in the wilderness between Egypt and the Promised Land of Canaan.  After nearly 400 years of bondage, the LORD raised up Moses to be the leader who would take the people of Abraham out of slavery.  Pharaoh, head of the most […]

I heard something very troubling on TV this past week.  You may think some story about Covid 19 caused my dismay, but as disturbing as those reports may be, what I heard was far more troubling.  You may think some new video showing the unrest on our streets and the […]

On July 4th, 1776 the founders of our nation signed the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.  This grand document began with the famous words, “we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, […]

I’m sure that everyone has been washing your hands more than normal over the course of the past 10 weeks or so.  In fact this practice is so emphasized during our present time that they’ve come out with charts and commercials telling you how to properly perform this menial (and […]

***IMPORTANT SCHEDULING NOTE:  Thanks be to the Lord there have been some positive developments on the COVID 19 front and some things are beginning to reopen.  We pray for the Lord’s merciful hand to be extended to both the arena of public health and to that of the national economy.  […]

Society in America as we knew it has certainly come to an abrupt and screeching halt, a seemingly overnight closing of the country has occurred.  An economy that was thriving just a month ago now has record unemployment, and a virus that seemed like nothing stronger than an average flu […]

I was watching a national news program this past week (note: I encourage you to stay informed, but don’t watch these shows 24-7, it’ll depress you.  I, for one, can’t afford to get too depressed.  When I get depressed, I eat, and during this time when us math teachers are […]

I don’t cook.  (Now I’ve got the eating thing down pat, as is painfully evident!)  However, there have been a couple of times when I’ve tried to help my wonderful wife with dinner by offering to get a can or box of something out of our pantry for her.  She […]

By the time that you get this Valentine’s Day is long since gone.  The special flowers, balloons, and cards for the holiday are largely off store shelves.  (*The Valentine’s candy is still there though, and marked down 50%!…Or At Least, So I Hear!…You’re Welcome!*)  However, while the world writes much, […]