Factory Reset

Factory Reset

It was time. They had sat around long enough and now it was time to clear out and move on. Two laptops of mine. One was over six years old and had served me wonderfully during my final years of working at a Church Conference office—taking it with me to camp meetings,...

Simple Lessons

Simple Lessons

At times I admire the simplest things because they often contain the greatest lessons. We have a comical groundhog that lives at the base of our backyard bur oak tree. At its very top is a squirrel’s nest, high above even our home. A few bunnies visit, and a nursery...

Ruby’s Cry

Ruby’s Cry

“God bless you, Hugh.” I was ending one pastoral call when the telephone immediately began ringing again. I had not even finished summarizing my notes from the conversation with Hugh, but an unmistakable impression settled on my heart: Take this call. I answered,...