Cheers

So I ran for 31 years relatively injury free.  This included three not-so-great marathons in Buffalo, Toronto and Ottawa.  I finished them all my best time being 3:56 and some change.  I’ve never been able to let go of this wonderful hobby, if you will.  In 2011...

Regal Terminality

2 Kings 22:1 As I read through the accounts of the various kings, it occurs to me that kingship was a death sentence. Very few died of natural causes, at an old age. Josiah, a king who is remembered for the good that he did, met his untimely demise at the hands of...

Bad Math

Reflections on 2 Kings 13:7 ” … Jehoahaz’s army was reduced to 50 charioteers, 10 chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers.” Let’s see … ten thousand foot soldiers … plus ten chariots … plus … fifty charioteers equals …...

God Knows

Some thoughts on John 2:23-25 … Most of us come to Christ because we have something that we want.  That’s not necessarily a bad thing … or a good thing. It’s just a thing. My desire to escape hell was my “thing”. I wasn’t compelled...

The Dance

After a person does certain things long enough, they become mindless.  As a Pinkerton security guard in Bethlehem, PA, I worked the graveyard shift at a Champion Spark Plug factory.  Combine the routine of rounds every half hour with the cloudiness of a mind that...