“I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.” – First Article of the Apostles’ Creed The people who taught my generation of students believed in the effectiveness of learning by memorization, so my classmates and I diligently drilled one another on Luther’s Small Catechism, including hisRead More →
In January, leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, now age 92, to a luncheon in his honor. He initially hesitated to accept the invitation because he struggles with Parkinson’s disease. But the Charlotte leaders said, ‘”We don’t expect a major address. Just come and letRead More →
“Enjoy the little things in life. One day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” When I read this statement some time ago, I was so taken with it that I wrote it on a small piece of paper and pinned it on my very messyRead More →