WEEKLY DEVOS
Simple Faith: I Need Silly People in my Life
Among my early memories, few cause me to smile more than reflecting on the sillier things I did. By today’s standards, I’m what you might call anal retentive. I remember being a whole lot sillier than I am today. It’s become obvious to me that the older I get the more...
Simple Faith: I Remember Mom
My mom and dad were childhood friends. And like most farm kids in rural Ohio during the 1920’s and 30’s, they never wandered too far from home, often marrying from within the neighborhood. Marvin and Carrie Mae attended the same one-room school house early on and...
Simple Faith: God Nudges
If you’re a regular reader of my writing, or have sat under my teaching at any point, you probably know considerably more about me than I know about you. Following that assumption, you most certainly know I’m privileged to be married to Marilyn, who as a life-partner...
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
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: 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...