A blessings of preservation One of my many blessed memories of my dad and growing up was the opportunity we had every two years, to purchase a new car. For most of my early life my parents would buy a new vehicle and then methodically pay if off early; only Read more
Some “Food 4 More” Thought I’ve been giving a lot of thought to nutrition and exercise lately as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen my body and improve the capabilities of my mind. What I’ve learned is that the mind diminishes in its overall functionality as we age and Read more
Theme: modeling TT: The best model is the one that works: I. The Best model that we have is Jesus My premise has been that we can’t expect to have the results Jesus had in his life, without the perseverance and the attention to detail he had in his life. Read more
My worst nightmare in junior high? Wrestling class. Some of you can relate, I’m sure… The gym teacher most certainly had surveyed the crowd and set you up for failure by pairing you up with a guy whose middle name is “Crusher” and against whom you have no hope to Read more
It’s always nice to have the kids come home, even if it’s just one of them, and even if it’s just for a short time. Yesterday, my daughter came home with her boyfriend and while we enjoyed our supper, the conversation soon turned to spiritual things– not awkwardly, like, “ok, Read more
Today my NY kids celebrated a rite of passage common to families everywhere– the first day of school. Our grandson Jonny donned his new “Lightning McQueen” backpack, his brand new school clothes, and his favorite lunch box and marched off to his very first day of kindergarten. Daniel and Kim Read more
What's more important, the career choice and financial future of your high school/ college student or his/ her spiritual force of character? You probably can guess where I'm landing on this. Having put three little people into adult hood and with no more little ones of our own to shadow, Read more
In a Battle of wits we may have a new winner…Last evening, during our VBS (vacation Bible School), I found myself in the position of responsible adult for an underage injured puppet. Funny thing, though, I discovered that my puppet expressed exactly what was on my mind. Amazing! Everything I Read more
Having just removed myself to the latter side or what some might call the flatter side of their week, it's a good time to give a hearty shout of support to the church. If you have read the material above this entry, you have gathered that Paul Little understands the Read more
My daughter called me last night, just before I crawled into bed; all excited, and wanting to share something important with me. What could it be that late at night, I wondered? A number of possibilities clicked off in my mind; a new job, she just got engaged, maybe she Read more
