Monthly Archives: July, 2018
A Reading Doodle
It has been two weeks since I have published anything here. Why? I’m not sure. In fact, I have a rough draft waiting but no desire to get back to it. Maybe it is summer doldrums. One thing I have been doing is reading. McCullough’s bio of Harry S. Truman is 1,120 pages of in-depth …
The Judge
For the last week the news spotlight has been on the probable nominee for the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Near riots have been broken out in protesting crowds over a proposed assignment to this position. People hauling signs and screaming voices have convinced me that the protestors are not interested so much in …
Independence Day
Folks, it is Independence Day. That is what my calendar declares it to be. It has been about six generations since the historic signing of the Declaration of Independence. What a document it was and remains. The War for Independence was fought by men who literally did give everything to see that our nation could …
My Cookbook (just doodling)
I have this ancient little cookbook that was assembled by the Pastor’s Wives of the Minnesota Baptist Convention more than fifty years ago. It is stained and has yellowed pages. The book was printed on a mimeograph machine. Some of my favorite recipes come from that worn and well—used book. It is now held together …
The Shepherd's Presence 