Tools That Don’t Care About Our Feelings (like Telescopes and Radiocarbon Dating)

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Truthfully, I've never met a tool that actually does care about your feelings. But there are some tools that have garnered a reputation of being rather sinister, and radiocarbon dating is certainly in that category for many people in our day. Telescopes had this reputation in days gone by, which is briefly explained in a paragraph below. … Continue reading Tools That Don’t Care About Our Feelings (like Telescopes and Radiocarbon Dating)

Christmas Update 2023

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As you are enjoying this Christmas season, relishing in some of your favorite holiday activities—dashing around in a one-horse open sleigh, gliding along with a song of a wintry fairy land, roasting chestnuts over an open fire, dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way, just feeling all around holly, jolly—I appreciate you taking a few … Continue reading Christmas Update 2023

Looking Back on Twenty Years (The Story isn’t Over Yet)

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The local church where I served as an Assistant Pastor for nearly twenty years is celebrating their 40th anniversary at the time of this post being published. Our family attended the anniversary service where I gave a short testimony. The following is some of what I shared. Some folks are born into farming families, some … Continue reading Looking Back on Twenty Years (The Story isn’t Over Yet)

Thankful for the Farmers

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When was the last time you worried, “What are we going to eat?” I do not mean “what” as in that most difficult choice between Panera Bread or Jersey Mike’s. I mean “what” as in, “What food do I have today to feed my family?” In our modern day, in America, our biggest food annoyance … Continue reading Thankful for the Farmers

Miracles of Creation: A Thoughtful Exploration

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Here is something you may have never thought of before. I want to present an amazing and unusual thought experiment. Without getting into all of the particulars, I will simply lay this idea onto the table for consideration, and maybe some discussion. (This is a concept that Dr. Gerald Aardsma presented in the mid 1990's, … Continue reading Miracles of Creation: A Thoughtful Exploration

The Future is Going to be Surprising

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The future is going to be surprising. Great inventions and creations are unexpected, they always come as a surprise. If you guarantee everything and try to control everything, these surprises don’t happen, and the future is bleak. - George Gilder 1 Great stories are always full of surprises. I just recently finished reading the second … Continue reading The Future is Going to be Surprising

Ragamuffins – A New Comic Strip by Ethan

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Life is funny. Life can sometimes be funny in the sense of "strange" or "odd." But what I mean here is that life is funny, as in laugh-out-loud funny. Sometimes it is more like "small-chuckle funny," and sometimes it is downright "belly-laugh funny." Just look around. God most definitely has a sense of humor. The … Continue reading Ragamuffins – A New Comic Strip by Ethan

How Laura Ingalls Could Save our Country

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🎧 Listen to the article: "I read something to the kids today from 'Little Town on the Prairie' that was so good. It brought me to tears." My wife reads to our homeschooled children throughout the week. They are presently in the "Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. She told me this … Continue reading How Laura Ingalls Could Save our Country

I Am Shocked

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I have heard of things “going viral” on social media, but I have never experienced it. Until now. Two of our daughters, Olivia (10) and Annalise (8), played and sang together in a church service, we posted it on YouTube and, as of this writing, it has over 320,000 views and continues to climb. (You … Continue reading I Am Shocked

Help for Anxiety

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Paul was obviously not concerned about hurt feelings, and he certainly didn’t “walk on egg shells” when dealing with a matter. Two ladies in the local church in Philippi named Euodia and Syntyche were having a bit of a spat. In his letter to this church (the New Testament book of Philippians) Paul names them … Continue reading Help for Anxiety

Introductions and Some Fun Facts

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Some newcomers have joined us here on the blog as well as on our podcast, so I thought we would take a post to help get acquainted a bit. Welcome New here? Let's have some introductions. My name is Steve, the scrivener of these here missives (and owner of a well-worn thesaurus), and my wife … Continue reading Introductions and Some Fun Facts

Protecting Your People from Online Peril

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Perils are a reality of life. As much as we don't like to think about it, there are many hazards on life's journey that can seriously hurt and even destroy us. From the threat of physical injury to psychological harm, we never know what a day might bring forth. Now, As Mark Twain famously put … Continue reading Protecting Your People from Online Peril

Made for Real Friendship

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🎧 Listen to the article: Artificial intelligence has been in the headlines for a number of years now. Does humanity truly need to fear being annihilated by our own technological discoveries and creation? Jennifer and I with Matt and Rebekah Amos, some dear friends. I can tell you what you probably already know, first, I … Continue reading Made for Real Friendship

Opportunity in Every Day

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🎧 Listen to the article: Everyday opportunities. Are we missing them? Opportunity is defined as a set of circumstances that make it possible to do something. Certain opportunities will depend upon your profession or position--a business owner, an employer, a teacher, a pastor, a parent, etc.--each function affords unique and differing opportunities. There is one … Continue reading Opportunity in Every Day

My New Favorite Coffee

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My lovely wife and I are celebrating our 24 year anniversary today. After nearly a quarter of a century we still love to hang out together. We decided to head down to Arthur, Illinois, “The Heart of the Illinois Amish Country” as the sign says. We do very different things on our anniversary, my wife … Continue reading My New Favorite Coffee

Dangerous Gifts

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🎧 Listen to the article: Everything good that God has given to us is dangerous. Fire is a good example. If fire is utilized in the proper way, and is under control, it is an absolute wonder in the world. It can be used not only for comfort, but also, as has been the case … Continue reading Dangerous Gifts

There is No Such Thing (or, You’re Not Allowed to Believe That)

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“Billy Bixby was rather surprised when he woke up one morning and found a dragon in his room. It was a small dragon, about the size of a kitten…” My wife and children introduced me to a great little book called There is No Such Thing as a Dragon by prolific author and illustrator Jack … Continue reading There is No Such Thing (or, You’re Not Allowed to Believe That)

Christmas Update 2022

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One of the special opportunities of the Christmas season is being able to catch up a bit with the lives of friends and family. As we receive Christmas cards and letters in the mail this month, we have been reading them in our family’s “morning meeting.” We hope our family update will be a blessing … Continue reading Christmas Update 2022

A Word to Young Men

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Recently I made a statement to my family, and my fourteen year old nodded pretty vigorously. If you can get a fourteen year old to agree with you, then you may be on to something. I said, "Men are born conquerors. You may have noticed." Many young men today are aimlessly wandering through life without … Continue reading A Word to Young Men