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It’s hard to believe that we’ve scrolled through another year,
It’s hard to believe that we’ve scrolled through another year, and yet it is so. Wishing you and yours a wonderful and blessed 2015 from the Osen...

My Christmas Day! I got to sleep until 8:30. I didnt have to
My Christmas Day! I got to sleep until 8:30. I didnt have to shave. I dressed in jeans and a favorite sweatshirt. A good cup of coffee. Exchang...

The finishing touches on this evening’s message are done. My
The finishing touches on this evening’s message are done. My wife’s been busy in the kitchen and the aromas filling the house are making it a bit...

I had pre-school chapel today. We talked about the nativity,
I had pre-school chapel today. We talked about the nativity, Joseph, Mary, the shepherds, the animals, and the magi. I asked the kids, “If you had...

Theres a highway that runs between the heart of Christ-followers
Theres a highway that runs between the heart of Christ-followers and the hearts of other people. Yesterday morning during my devotional time I came a...

My wife was in the parlor and called for me to come and see. A
My wife was in the parlor and called for me to come and see. A light frost had come during the night and now the rays of morning light was thawing th...

On this wet, blustery day, soup seemed to be in order for lunch.
On this wet, blustery day, soup seemed to be in order for lunch. I had a bowl of smoky potato and ham soup garnished with some smoked gouda cheese. ...

My wife plants a butterfly and hummingbird garden every spring.
My wife plants a butterfly and hummingbird garden every spring. She plants it so that I have a good view of it from my study window. Through the day...

We have a small arbor of catawba and niagara grapes. Two summers
We have a small arbor of catawba and niagara grapes. Two summers ago the arbor produced few grapes. So we pruned it back. Last summer the vines pro...

An early mentor of mine, the Rev. Doctor Bill Stanley, told me
An early mentor of mine, the Rev. Doctor Bill Stanley, told me that Id be wise to spend an hour each day in the Word of God. Ive tried to do that eac...