Captain Jack Swaggart, feeling fatigued, yawned and looked to the east at the unfolding dawn. Although the rising sun registered with his visual senses, what he saw in his mind’s eye nearly overshadowed the splendour of cascading yellow and red colours emanating from the rising fireball. FotoRieth - Pixabay Swaggart had already performed the … Continue reading A New Dawn
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I Got This
From where do we draw our strength? What do we men boast in? All too often we can get caught up in extolling our accomplishments; but boasting is self-serving and fleeting. Sooner or later we end up falling short. An all too common phrase that’s being paraded about these days: I got this. Really? What … Continue reading I Got This
Sowing More Good Seeds
We’ve all been blessed with talents and abilities, but what really distinguishes one individual from another – even within the same family – is his/her unique temperament. Throughout life, we experience innate needs, and much of what we crave lines up within our own temperament. Some long for approval, others for loyalty, and others still … Continue reading Sowing More Good Seeds
No Ordinary Father
Father. That single word can elicit a host of responses and feelings, both good and bad. For those who were fortunate to grow up in a wholesome – dare I say – Christian home, chances are that you have fond memories of your father. On the other hand, if your reflections are based on mostly … Continue reading No Ordinary Father
Celebrating Easter
madonna lily Easter is commonly acknowledged by followers of the Christian faith as Resurrection Sunday. It truly is a celebration, commemorating a significant historical event – the resurrection of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Traditionally, Holy Week (the week preceding Easter) begins with Palm Sunday andprogresses to the celebratory Last Supper. It continues on a much more sombre note with the betrayal, crucifixion, and burial, and lastly culminates, triumphantly, with the resurrection of the … Continue reading Celebrating Easter
Prologue
Willy Messerschmitt, a tall no-nonsense aircraft designer, was hunched over a drafting table conferring with a senior engineer about propulsion issues that were plaguing the Me-262 jet fighter. He had been working on overcoming design problems with mounting the new BMW engines, when his secretary, Hilde Schwartz, interrupted him. “An urgent phone call for you, … Continue reading Prologue
St.Patricks Day
I’m not of Irish ancestry but I can appreciate how those that mark their calendar lookforward with anticipation to March 17th and its festivities. As so often happens, I was looking for an anecdote in an old datebook and stumbled upon an entry that surprised me. During that particular week in 1984, I was quite sick – with the flu. There … Continue reading St.Patricks Day
Sowing Good Seeds
In his excellent book, Just Like Jesus, Max Lucado relates an interesting story in Chapter #9 - The Greenhouse of the Mind – whereby he pokes fun at himself by suggesting that he (Max) plant nothing but undesirable seeds, like crab grass and burr seeds in his ideal garden. Sounds preposterous, right? I mean who … Continue reading Sowing Good Seeds
‘I Hate Christmas’
‘I hate Christmas!’ he said matter of fact. What?! How can anyone hate Christmas? Obviously not spoken by a holiday reveler or follower of Christ. On closer examination and prompted by my ‘how can you even say that?’ I get a quizzical look and an answer, though not the one I was looking for. I … Continue reading ‘I Hate Christmas’
The Accidental Handyman
“I can do this!” I said out loud, as I surveyed the blueprint drawing on the kitchen table. In retrospect, it was a bold proclamation by an amateur on a grand idea, pitting me – and my lack of building expertise – with a new, untested and sizeable building project. In short, I was in … Continue reading The Accidental Handyman
