A couple of weeks ago I was in the midtown Kansas City area with a friend. It was evening. We had just attended an event together and were on our way home. Suddenly he noticed that his car was low… Continue reading

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation…” – Colossians 1:15, NRSV “Who wants to go first?” In my heart of hearts, I almost always want to respond to this question with an enthusiastic “Not me!” This… Continue reading

I have a great family. Mostly. What I mean is, out of the whole group of three brothers, one sister, four step-sibs and a bushel basket full of cousins and in-laws, there are only one or two I don’t care… Continue reading

The man woke up… sat on the edge of his bed… and scratched his head. “Wow!” he said, to no one in particular. “That was a strange dream. Wonder what it means?” The man then went through the motions of… Continue reading

I have a new bike! Actually it is a second-hand bike I bought from a friend. But it is new to me so I am calling it new. And since I have now been out on my new bike a… Continue reading

To tell you, “I am not a fan of messes” and leave it there would be to willfully mislead you. I can’t stand messes. I deplore them. In fact, when it comes to things being dirty, out of place, unkempt,… Continue reading

Have you ever been unemployed and then spent months sending countless resumes out into the ozone? Have you ever gone to the doctor for a test on a strange bump, lump, or mole? Have you ever anxiously paced the floor… Continue reading

You’ve heard of a car show. But what about a “scar show”? I became involved with one of these a couple of weeks ago. The occasion was a visit back to see my siblings and parents in the Pacific Northwest.… Continue reading