July 26, 2021, Dear Grandchildren: Last month, I talked about being a follower or disciple of Jesus Christ instead of being a Christian. This month, I want to explain how that may be lived out using our experience as an example. Your grandmother grew up with very little going-to-church experience because her parents worked every Sunday […]
June 26, 2021, Dear Grandchildren: During the Love and Respect encounter with twenty couples, the class has got me thinking about the word “Christian.” What does this word “Christian” really mean? The fact is though it’s a word we use all the time, there’s no real agreement on what “Christian” really means. That’s why there are “Christians” on […]
November 26, 2020 Dear Grandchildren, A big congratulations to Steven and Karly for their new baby girl, Molly Jean, and Nick and Rachel for their new baby girl, Lila Lorraine. Both babies and families are doing well. I’m a little late on my November letter because I had a triple hernia surgery last month, and I’m still recovering. I was in […]
September 2020: Dear Grandchildren: I want to share with you, Grandchildren, a very important event that changed our family forty-nine years ago on October 2nd, 1971. We lived in Grayling, Michigan and our family comprised of: Laurie, age 7, Timothy, age 5, Tommy, age 3, and Paul, age 3 months. I think back and realize how busy […]
April 26, 2020 Dear Grandchildren: Last month I talked about how following Jesus Christ as the most important factor in growing as a Christian. Many people in the church today call themselves Christians, and they say things like, “I believe in Jesus,” or “I love Jesus.” But the real questions are: Do you trust him? Do […]