The spiritual discipline of confession
Last Sunday I confessed before our church one of my personal sins. Verbal confession brings a certain kind of freedom and healing that is...
Stop for the school bus — it’s the law
Now that schools are back in session, many of us will start to see school bus service again. Safety of our children is paramount,...
Blue Highways along Great Lakes
Long before Roger Easton invented the Global Positioning System, or GPS, Rand McNally sold his Road Atlas to millions. The red lines on the...
Don’t get beat by the heat
Uixi is a small village on the Lago do Ayapua in the heart of the Amazonian jungle. The intense heat of the jungle doesn’t...
Nothing beats watching USA rule
I love winning.And I love America.So I guess it sort of goes without saying that I love America winning (undefeated in two world wars,...
Path to better youth drug use prevention
In recent years, Ohio has suffered from a harrowing epidemic that affects men and women of all backgrounds—the epidemic of substance abuse and addiction....
Ohio’s dry, but flood of local events set
It looks like the heat will be with us for a few more days than some relief next week if the weather predictions hold...
Downsizing, moving, and other horrendous thoughts
Some months ago, my bride and I decided we needed to downsize. The five-bedroom home where we currently reside is much too big for...
The benefits of spiritual disciplines
Last week I wrote about fasting, but I realized maybe I ought to have started this short column series answering the question, “Why should...
A GOP friend? Get a dog
My late uncle, Bill Kibler, a staunch Republican, used to regularly go into conniption fits over the fact that the Democratic Party does a...
