Rain. Ice, Sleet. Snow. Homebound. These are words that describe my last few days. Add ”Record Low Temperature” and you get cancelled basketball games, cancelled church services, cancelled meetings, etc. You also get friends from the frozen north lands, from the “true north, strong and free” calling you a “Wimp” and other such names. But,…
I’ve never been very good at waiting, especially when it is defined as, “The act of remaining inactive or stationary.” I never cared much for remaining inactive, and stationary is not a word friends have used to describe me. All things considered, when all things are ready and circumstances are right, I’m ready to act. …
I had my 84th birthday recently. If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself. My 93 year old next door neighbor, shared these with me for my birthday. I’ve made a few adjustments, added a quote or two, but the idea is still there: “In my…
Have you made your New Year’s Resolution yet; or perhaps already broken the one you made last week? I gave up making resolutions several years ago, but I do find them interesting. C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” Bestselling American author, Melody Beattie, who wrote…
New Year’s Resolutions Have you made your New Year’s Resolution yet; or perhaps already broken the one you made last week? I gave up making resolutions several years ago, but I do find them interesting. C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” Bestselling American author, Melody Beattie,…
This is my birthday week. Lots of free and discounted meals. Can’t believe I lived this long. Outlived all of my family except a few younger cousins. For several years I’ve said I’m ready to go whenever God is finished with me on earth. Apparently, God is not finished with me yet. Either that or my heavenly mansion is not…
This is Christmas Week. Here are ten of my favorite Christmas quotes. “One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas Day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.” Andy Rooney “Dear Santa, define “good”. “Got all my Christmas shopping done. Now to shop for other people.”…
I’ve celebrated eight decades of Christmas and much of it is just not the same anymore. Trips to share the festivities with grandparents accompanied with backyard football and afternoon singing around the piano, have evolved into being the grandparent, listening to Christmas music on the radio and watching football on TV. The smell of a…
I have been studying in preparation for the 2026 teaching sessions for the Valley Baptist Missions Education Center. We will be looking at “Biblical Role Models for Church Leadership.” I have rediscovered at least three things to be consistent in every character that we have chosen. For one, they walked with God consistently. You can’t…
When I wrote last Monday’s Morning Manna about Thanksgiving, I did not know about the Monday afternoon phone call. The Nurse on the other end of the line said, “We need to talk with you about your surgical procedure scheduled for in the morning at 7am.” What? Back in the summer, when I first began…