No, I have not--so far as I know--flipped my lid.  I don't think I can travel through time as fictional characters do in the movies.  But we are all engaged in another kind of "time travel":  remembering our past, and tending to our present business, we move into the future--one ... Continue

Christians believe that every good gift comes ultimately from God, however many channels it passes through to get to you–however many persons, events, etc. are involved in the giving of the gift from God to you.  Notable among the myriad gifts we can thank God for are spouses, parents, and ... Continue

Solomon, speaking under divine inspiration, once said:  "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven..."  (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NIV) In most parts of our nation and much of the world, seasons change.  In history, one era closes and another opens.  In the life of a person, or ... Continue

"Your Walls Are Ever Before Me” (Isa. 49:16b) For some it seems like it’s been more than ten years since our dubious sense of security was shattered.  For others, like a teenager interviewed on TV this week who lost her dad on 9/11, it “…seems like yesterday.”  The event got my ... Continue

This Sunday marks ten years to the day since a dubious sense of security at home in the middle of North America was shattered for the first time since the Cold War.  I will post the manuscript of my sermon about 9/11 early next week, after I've preached it.  For ... Continue

The traffic is picking up.  No more left turns off Admiral onto Western .  Catch what you need at the store when they have it.  The students are back in force!  And it is a welcome sight, not only to merchants, but to most folks in Stillwater--indeed, to most residents ... Continue

A fellow LCMS pastor said he recalled living in suburban Dallas when they had over 50 consecutive days of 100 degree temperatures.  We are approaching that here; maybe the record somewhere in Oklahoma is longer.  In any case, we pray for relief from the heat, for rain, and for anything ... Continue

Let me quote lyrics from Ms. Dolly Parton in the song, "Nine to Five": "I tumble out of bed, stumble to the kitchen; pour myself a cup of ambition; yawn and stretch, and try to come to life." Some days we need a boost, to be perked, a spark to get our ... Continue

'Tis the season for vacations, Summer jobs, Summer Session at OSU or elsewhere, and hopefully for most folks a chance to catch their breath once again.  According to your plans and your situation, may you:  travel safely, study diligently, work cheerfully, rest profitably, visit joyfully, breathe easily, worship consistently, and ... Continue

Time has marched on since the last entry here.  So I break radio silence, as it were.  We are sons and daughters of God by faith in Christ:  and there are two ways we need routinely to break radio silence.  The first is prayer.  How would parents feel if their children ... Continue