If you enjoy history as much as I do, you may have heard of a certain general who served under Emperor Cyrus, the great founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Cyrus was renowned for his military conquests, his policies of tolerance, and for establishing one of the largest...
I am currently reading through Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians as part of my personal study. I have read this letter many times before, but what I love about the Bible is that no matter how many times you engage with it, you will always find something new...
I know, I know. I said I was backing off from writing daily posts, AND I STILL AM, but I just have to share this with you. As many of you know, my wife of almost 55 years has dementia and there is no getting around it; it is progressively getting more difficult daily....
Marriage Wasn’t Fun Anymore My wife and I were not enjoying our marriage anymore. There had been no unfaithfulness, no threats of divorce, but after 20 years our marriage wasn’t fun anymore. Our marriage wasn’t “sweet.” Daily life together was more of a duty than a...
Now I wonder if I had any idea of what I was promising. I was a starry-eyed 21-year-old gazing into the mesmerizingly blue eyes of my beautiful 19-year old bride. We were young. We were in love. After several years of being high school and college sweethearts, we were...
He still calls her “Sweetie”! My wife, Gladine, and I were enjoying our visit with our friends, Ray and Rosemary. They are well into their 90s and married an incredible 75 years. Our conversation was enjoyable, but what really caught our attention was how this...
