Lent starts tomorrow! I grew up Roman Catholic; Lent was a pretty big deal. We would begin the season with Ash Wednesday, and make a plan to give something up until Easter. For me, it was usually candy, and come Easter; we would find a basket of jelly beans, Reese’s peanut butter eggs, malted chocolate […]

For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Romans 13:9-10 esv […]

…evitcepsrep tnereffid a morF I saw a commercial, ironically I don’t remember what it was for, that had a guy who had enough time on his hands to ponder life. He asked himself; “If your shirt is not tucked into your pants, does this mean that your pants are tucked into your shirt?” Once you […]

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35 Oh those rascals at biblegateway.com throw one of those “LOVE” […]

Hidden Beauty… Too often, we wander through life without ever noticing simple beauty in life. Our lack of attention can also cause us to miss profound stories and “ordinary” people with incredible gifts simply because they are not flashy, famous, or full of themselves. A decade ago, a series of photographs hit the internet, and […]

O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Psalm 97:10 Notice the love-hate relationship in this verse. If you love the LORD, you should hate what he hates. And 42 hates sin because these behaviors separate us from him. […]

On to the next adventure… This picture is my absolute favorite of our kids. At the time, “Chewbacca” was six, and “Baby” was four. Their sense of excitement jumps off the page at you as they head toward their next adventure! Over two decades of living like gypsies (Connecticut, Eastern Pennsylvania, Iowa, Illinois, Western Pennsylvania, […]