WEEKLY DEVOS

The beauty of this column, like Jerry Seinfeld’s TV sitcom, is that it’s really all about nothing. Perhaps you’ve seen the episode in which George Costanza is asked by Hollywood producers to explain what the show was about? He threw his hands in the air and in his...

Last week in this column I reminisced how birthdays in my boyhood home were basically a non-event. Ironically, that same week, Marilyn and I were invited to a friend’s surprise birthday party where I thoroughly enjoyed seeing old friends and meeting new people. I was...

As a kid, my family was never big on birthdays. Shoot, at the Grubb house it wasn’t at all uncommon to be sitting at the dinner table eating supper, when suddenly, as though hit on the back of the head, someone might announce, “Hey, isn’t today your birthday?” With...

The New Year’s celebration is a bittersweet event in my life personally…it’s the anniversary of the passing of one of my heroes, my older brother David. Even today, 15 years later, I pause to reflect fondly on his life. Dave was a freshman at Berne Union in 1958; the...

“No, absolutely not! We are not allowed to ask our customers if they want a senior discount…” sputtered my friend who works as a cashier at a local restaurant, “Regardless of how old they may appear!” Interestingly enough, her company discovered many senior customers...

The internet has provided countless thousands the opportunity to trace their historical ancestry through specialized websites. It continues to be a popular study for many, providing immeasurable satisfaction to those who seek to verify their personal heritage....