Our world is becoming a scary place to live.  There are earthquakes and hurricanes, tornadoes and floods.  Even droughts and extreme temperatures are becoming more common.   That’s only in the realm of weather patterns!      We look at our economy, the debt ceiling, our national credit rating, joblessness, political unrest, wars and rebellions all around…

     It’s amost harvest time here in Ohio.  Some things have already been harvested, like the wheat, hay, oats,  rye and barley.   The cabbage is coming off now and the tomatoes have begun to turn red.  We have fields of all kinds around this part of the state.  The sweet corn is just about finished,…

    As children we used to sing this little tune, ” Doctor, Doctor can you tell what will make poor Jimmy well?  He is sick and going to die.  Doctor, Doctor tell me why.”   Back then, most families had one doctor.  If they needed a surgeon, their family doctor would    recommend one.  Our medical issues were much…

     What should be the proper position of our body when we pray?  This is a question I posed to my Sunday School class a few months ago.  They are kindergarten and first graders.  The unanimous answer was….we must bow our heads, fold our hands and close our eyes.  This, of course, is what we…

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