We Got Married On a Saturday
We got married on a Saturday. It was the day between Good Friday and Easter that year. Some church traditions call this day Holy Saturday. None of my traditions really …
The Battle
Sometimes in the thick of the battle you can forget who your enemy is. That happened to me recently. Actually, it happens to me more often than I care to …
Happy Mother’s Day
This morning at church we sang this song in honor of Mother’s Day. This evening we decided to record it for our mothers- Peter and Eric’s Grammy and Mamaw. We …
My Twin Sister
Every once in a while I find something in one of my sketch books or notebooks that I think is worth sharing on this blog; the following was a note …
Going to Church
A glimpse into Saturday night when I was growing up as the son of an Old Order Amish Preacher. On Saturday night Mom started heating water. My sisters and I …
Praying for Nero
If you had been a Christian living in Rome during his reign, would you have been praying for Nero? This is a good question to consider. Nero was Emperor in …
The Lord Knows Those Who Are His
As I was flying to Switzerland to explore Graber family and Anabaptist history I was contemplating the tempestuous nature of church history during the Reformation. It seems every debate in …
Fear and Faith
On a good day when everything is going well I would tell you, if you asked me, that fear was sin. If you asked me the same question on a …