This past Monday, January 20th, 2025, was certainly a momentous day in the history of our nation. With the new year, we now have a new presidential administration officially in command and with that peaceful transfer of power complete, there is much enthusiasm and energy to, as they say, “get to work!” And as the…
The phrase “our daily bread” is likely an expression you have heard before. For some, it is reminiscent of the small devotional pamphlet often found in the foyer of some churches. The devotional was first published in 1956, the title of the devotional stems from the Lord’s prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13, and in the…
If you grew up in our American culture, chances are that you have heard the phrase “It’s about time” strongly from a maternal or paternal authority’s voice. This phrase usually means that the person speaking can’t believe it took this long for a particular event or conclusion to occur. When you think about it, almost…
I am writing this post in the aftermath of taking a good number of my family to our Alaska State Fair. I am going to admit up front that I was in protest of going this year. My initial thoughts were, “been there, done that,” “it’s going to be expensive, any way you cut it,”…
There are certain providential circumstances that lead to conversations you might not have entered otherwise. My wife and I had such a conversation late last week. You see, in case you haven’t seen the latest episode of Keeping up with the Schneiderashians, the most recent development is that we are expecting another baby…again. I can hear…
This week I am talking with my sister and brother and planning our Dad’s memorial service. He passed away on June 6, 2020, and we are just now able to get together for a service coming up in October. How do you share memories of your Dad? How do you express your personal thoughts regarding…
There has been a lot of talk these days about heroes. And most of the heroes mentioned are normal people being faithful in their normal job while facing difficult, and lately unprecedented, challenges. I have been thinking a great deal about the health care workers that are taking care of my father as if he…
