This weekend was the conclusion of another round of Daylight Saving Time. I am not sure where the time was saved because I am still behind on several projects. I was told that this time change enabled me to regain the hour of sleep I lost in the spring. However, I know that I have lost more than one hour's sleep over the last month and a lot more since last spring. Just last week I lost several hours watching the 18 inning World Series baseball game - when do I get those

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

Have you ever considered what your life would be like if God answered every prayer you prayed with a positive response? You and I often pray with little thought to the full consequences of a positive answer. We do not know what tomorrow holds much less a few weeks, months, or years in the future. As a teenager, I heard a sermon on prayer. Our preacher said that God answers prayer as "Yes," "No," or "Not Yet." He went on to say that a "Yes" answer may come with some revisi

(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...

THERE WAS A TIME when words kept violence at bay, when words were spoken in truth, when words were the value of a man, when words brought...

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...

The human smile is a result of a combination of several factors. A smile can start because of a thought (neurological), a social...

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...

On June 16th, I had knee replacement surgery. It has gone well with less pain than I had anticipated. The PT is hard but it will make a...

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...