I like labels. In a grocery store. It's good to know what you're about to put in your body. … read more

A lot of guys introduce their wives as "my better half." My Karen was more than that. I've told many people, "She made my half so… read more

In warfare, they call it collateral damage. Those innocent bystanders, victims of a bomb that’s been dropped. … read more

Every morning I have a date with my bathroom scale. Some days it makes me smile. Other days, I'm sad. So I need comfort food. Like donuts. … read more

Our grandson wants to major in philosophy when he gets to college next fall. A few days ago, we got to sample what kind of philosophy we might… read more

Lots of commencement speeches this time of year. Most of them, pretty predictable. "Live up to your potential." "Follow your… read more

A Personal Word... … read more

I told my Karen many times, "They're picking it up on seismograph." Her laugh, that is. That infectious, head back, light up the room… read more

I had the last handful of dirt. Many of our dear Native American friends had led the way. They really loved my Karen. … read more

My first hint that things were changing was the Storm Troopers suddenly patrolling the parking lot. Then I saw the man with the floor-length wolf… read more

It's a stunner. They call it Firefall. For a few nights in February, Horsetail Falls at Yosemite National Park appears to have turned into… read more

Our grandson's on a mission to Asia today! Literally, retracing much of my first overseas ministry trip many years ago. … read more

It was Valentine's Day, "long ago and in a galaxy far away" (actually, I was in college). The day I risked it all to get the girl I… read more

A ten-year-old boy who never should have waded out in Lake Michigan without knowing how to swim. Me. I can still remember the terror and helplessness… read more

That's what I want to be. Because an awful lot of people don't really like the kind of Christian they're seeing. And that's a big… read more

It started out as just another day driving a school bus for Ponderosa Elementary. By that night, Kevin McKay would be hailed as "the bus driver… read more

I owe Native Americans so much. We all do. … read more

Our boys wore clothes with labels way outside my budget. Because of the generosity of a local doctor and his wife. He had first been a major medical… read more