Hell’s Angels and Window Cleaner Working at a full service gas station while in High School brought me into contact with an assortment of curious characters. One of our regular customers, who never bought more than three dollars in gas, wanted to use one of our garage bays as his Read more…
Please, Recycle Your Corn Cobs Who doesn’t love corn on the cob? Growing up in north central Ohio in a family of eight we had an acre size garden in the rolling hills of the Mohican area. The soil was so rich and the summer rains so abundant, all we Read more…
Fingers and Toes Business was slow at SWESCO. My title as purchasing agent/inventory clerk for the small company was longer than my duties. Day after day, I was bored and frustrated trying to find enough to do to keep me busy. So, when a semi- trailer backed up to the Read more…
Hotline to Heaven “Holy Heavenly Hotline, Son of Man.” Remember the TV show Batman? There was a red telephone hotline connecting the commissioner to the super-hero. We may not have any earth-bound champions wearing tights and masks, yet God’s Son came to earth to bear our sins to restore our Read more…
The “Game” of Life It was the one hundredth anniversary of the board game giant Milton Bradley. The executives asked Reuben Klamer to produce a game to commemorate the company’s milestone. Within the company archives, Klamer found a game called The Checkered Game of Life. He and a co-inventor developed Read more…
How Much Do You Crave the Word of God? Have I ever mentioned my good friend Russ? Well Russ’ dad and mom, Arthur and Mary, were foster parents. There was a time when they kept newborn babies before these little ones could be adopted or placed with relatives. Russ and Read more…
It Is Dark Out, So Turn on Your Lights Late one night Beverley and I were leaving a Gospel Meeting in Pensacola to spend the night with Johnny and Karen Hooks. They were good friends from Florida College and now worked with a church in Alabama. While still inside the Read more…
From Curiosity Seekers to Committed Disciples During Jesus’ ministry we often see Him dealing with three distinct groups. He spent most of His time teaching the inner circle of disciples, such as, the Twelve. These included men like Peter, Andrew, James, and John. There were also women like Mary and Read more…
Blood of the Cross A policeman curbed a speeding car. “The speed limit on this road is 30 miles an hour” he said roughly. “According to our radar, you were traveling 50 miles an hour. I am going to give you a $75 ticket. Now, you can pay this fine Read more…
Roadside Attractions and the Bible If you are traveling across America you will be surprised at some of the signs along the highway advertising some local attraction. Some of which are rather bizarre. For example, in Kansas they have the World’s Largest Ball of Twine or a statute of the Read more…