A Season and a Savior

A Season and a Savior

On December 11th of this year, my bride Nancy and I were privileged to see The Christmas Story at Sight & Sound Theater in Lancaster. We have seen every production they put on in the last thirty years. The quality and professionalism is right up there with...
A Thing or Two

A Thing or Two

Several years ago, Farmers Insurance came up with a brilliant tagline, one that I’ve found myself repeating when the occasion fits.  While their ads may vary from the zany to the ridiculous, they always end on the same note. “We know a thing or two, because we’ve seen...
UNEXPECTED PEOPLE IN AN OUT OF THE WAY PLACE

UNEXPECTED PEOPLE IN AN OUT OF THE WAY PLACE

While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (Luke 2:6-7 CEB) My bride Nancy and I are...
Pocketbook Bandit

Pocketbook Bandit

Haiti at Christmas time!! I could hardly believe this Montana girl was going to spend Christmas in the tropics! It was 1980 and we had lived in Haiti for almost a year. Every day was full of adventure. Donnie and I had spent the first few months in school to learn...