Simple Faith: When Flannel Graph Ruled the Day

Simple Faith: When Flannel Graph Ruled the Day

    Years ago, before whiteboards and digital screens, Sunday school teachers used a labor intensive visual aid called – The Flannel Graph. Flannel graph is little more than a large piece of plywood or hardboard covered in a pastel colored flannel cloth. Cut...
Simple Faith: Celebrity Sighting

Simple Faith: Celebrity Sighting

This week I was honored by an unexpected celebrity visitor to our church. I learned she had stopped with her driver the previous week and did a walk-through, but unfortunately I had already left for the day and just missed seeing her. So I was doubly pleased when she...
Simple Faith: Celebrity Sighting

Simple Faith: I Got More Than a Sandwich

I’ve discovered I can best maintain my focus while writing in a public place. For the most part, everyone minds their own business and I’m able to lock in on the task at hand. I prefer casual shops—you know, the ones with overstuffed chairs squirreled away in little...
Simple Faith: The Days of Whine and Roadsters

Simple Faith: The Days of Whine and Roadsters

I’ve been involved in restoring old cars most of my life. I even managed to make a living at it for a couple decades. Never made a dime but I had a great time! Hey, maybe I should have that engraved on my tombstone—‘He never made a dime but he had a great time’. I’d...