Opinion
Give a hug before the goodbye comes
The Mrs. had ailed consistently in recent years. As a matter of fact, she had just gotten home from another stay in the hospital. From her bed, she ca...
Search the Scriptures: ‘None of Self and All of Thee’
“None of Self and All of Thee” was a hymn written by Theodore Monod in 1874 and it has well expressed these many years the spiritual strug...
God’s Kids Korner: Happily ever after
I know we all have read many, many fairy tales that end with the phrase, “And they lived happily ever after.” In this week’s Bible v...
Cross Words: The source of confidence
I can relate to Jeremiah.He writes, “Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before ...
Basic litter assessment…for dogs
“Why doesn’t he act the way he did when he was a puppy?” — John Preston SmithMany times, when purchasing a dog, folks do get t...
A Grandparent’s Voice: Thoughts of love
Bump ba da da, (one note down) bump ba da da, (another note down) bump ba da da, (up one note) bump ba da da. Oh, come on, you know the song. I’...
Here’s to you, Mr. Robinson
One of my childhood heroes, Frank Robinson, died last week.Frank’s name might not be all that familiar to young people today. But to me back in ...
Help and hope for your nerves
A friend sat outside the school one day after recess, breathing hard, trembling, and the fear in his eyes was disconcerting.The other kids, his classm...
She really does pay attention
Last week I wrote about just a few of my favorite television shows down through the ages — those shows which seemed to brand a place in my being...
Do ‘Dwarf’ trees really stay small?
The American Heritage College Dictionary defines “Dwarf” as “an atypically small animal or plant”. “Dwarf” Japanes...
