This week many families will gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. From the harvest feast in 1621 shared by the English colonists and the Wampanoag people to Abraham Lincoln declaring Thanksgiving Day to be a national holiday to 2025, the celebration of Thanksgiving has gone through many variations. In many gatherings, the practice of giving thanks will be overshadowed by football and food. In other gatherings, some families will take the cue of the day to share their thankfuln

Growing up I watched Rin Tin Tin and Lassie . While each show featured a dog, a boy, and some adults, the star of each episode was the dog - Rinty (a nickname) and Lassie were always there to save the day. Rinty protected Rusty in the old west while they both lived at Fort Apache. Lassie always knew when Timmy had fallen into a well and needed help. Well, those two television programs are no longer being shown. Instead, to understand dogs and people better I watch all th

Having lived most of my life in Texas, preparation for winter was not a major endeavor. But life in Colorado is considerably different. Our lawn sprinkler system was shut down and the lines blown out about two weeks ago. Hoses have all been disconnected from the hose bibs so that inside pipes won't possibly break. Our furnace has been serviced and is working well. The bears in Colorado are foraging for food up to 20 hours per day seeking 20,000 calories per day to add 60

(Almost two years ago, I started this blog with a working title of "Less Traveled" based on two sources - Robert Frost's poem "The Road...

Country singer Mac Davis from Lubbock, Texas, wrote and recorded "It Is Hard to Be Humble." In 1980, this song became an international...

There is an old joke about a pastor asking children a question during a Children's Sermon one Sunday morning. He asked if any of the...

I enjoy reading many types of literature. When reading a mystery, I am often caught off guard with the turn of a page. Something that I...

When the word rest is spoken, most of us immediately think of a good night's sleep or a nap. Physical rest is a very important part of...

September 1st begins Autumn if you go by the meteorological definition of seasons based on temperature cycles. If you prefer the...

Some surveys today proclaim that religion is either declining or close to extinction. My opinion is just the opposite. I believe that...

Last week I wrote about pastors that have made a difference in my life. With a new school year already started in some places and about...

Yesterday, our church in Colorado Springs, Vista Grande Baptist Church, called a new senior pastor. Joshua York is now the latest in a...

There are countless areas of life that we are constantly measuring to determine if we are making progress. Parents make a pencil mark on...

We live in a neighborhood in a fairly large city. Our neighborhood has a diverse mix of people, houses, cars, and dogs. One unusual...

Four weeks have passed since my knee replacement surgery. I am doing well but recovery is slower than I would like. However, it is not...

One of the techniques I use to try and keep my mind sharp (or at least not too dull) is to work Sudoku puzzles. These nine-square...

According to recent studies, there are over 1,022,000 words in the English language. Before you despair, only about 171,476 of them are...

Dallas Baptist University is located in southeast Dallas very near the Dallas National Cemetery. When the Dallas Baptist baseball team...

In 1972, my wife, my parents, and myself were driving back to my parents' house from a family gathering. I was driving their new Buick...

On the first and the fifteenth of each month I pay our household bills. I carefully check the numbers on the bills and then make sure...