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When he woke up the next morning, Lord Lipton kissed his wife on her head and changed into some clean riding clothes, as he expected that there would be time for conversation on horseback. He went into his dining room … Continue reading →

Lord Lipton smiled when he saw the note arrive via a rider. He showed the note to his wife, and Lady Lipton got a smile out of it as well. They looked at each other and then pondered how it … Continue reading →

Last night there were three tasks that had to be managed. One of them was eating, and given the way that the time worked out it made the most sense to try to eat some at the beginning of the … Continue reading →

In way that was strange but somehow deeply fitting for a Feast of Trumpets, there was a lot of resonance between the sorts of conversations and fellowship I had with the problem of deafness. As is often the case, I … Continue reading →

[Note: This is the prepared text for a split sermon given to the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on August 6, 2022. The audio of the message can be found here:] One of the characteristic tendencies of … Continue reading →

On the plus side, the Skyline Vista Villas lives up to its name with a skyline location on the top of a mountain in the middle of St. Thomas with a beautiful vista of the gorgeous Caribbean Sea below. Most … Continue reading →

Knowing my mother’s fondness for salads, I found a restaurant that was only slightly spendy and that had some tasty options for both of us to enjoy, so we took the taxi down to a restaurant that was along the … Continue reading →

Most of the time one only cares about a lead foot when it goes one into problems. I did a fair amount of driving yesterday, most of which were at pretty high speeds, but managed to avoid any close encounters … Continue reading →

[The following is the prepared text for a sermon given to the UCG congregation in the Dalles on Sabbath, May 7, 2022.] Once upon a time, I read a book that was called Leisure: The Basis Of Culture, which discussed … Continue reading →

Every Shade Of Blue, by The Head And The Heart If I have never listened to an entire album by group The Head And The Heart, I have at least been familiar with their singles over the past few years, … Continue reading →