I was kneelin’ at the corner of First Fruits and Vine. Legend has it that these were the first lyrics penned by the obscure and often...

Out among the ruins That never had a chance to stand Foolish builders, heartless architects Sunken empires built on sand Are they sinking...

In the summer of 1972, I was riding a far reaching wave of the Jesus Movement. It had reached me in my hometown of Holton, Kansas, and I...

As Tears Go By - Marrianne Faithfull - 1965 (Oldham/Richards/Jagger) I’m a Loser - The Beatles - 1964 (Lennon/McCartney) I Am a Rock -...

Back to where this chapter started Going back to have a look around Where I made my first appearance In this little Kansas town I didn’t...

Today I’ll be having lunch (chicken fried steak) with my wife at Hays House Restaurant and Tavern, the oldest restaurant west of the...

Baby Jesus - freshly bathed and powdered, halo shining brightly, an inspiration for every Gerber baby of the future - but often...

To tell a story that warms the heart And escorts us to other parts Beyond the limits and borderlines Unrestricted by space or time Where...

"Enter by the narrow gate." (Matthew 7:13)

Greedy fingers make a mess out of everything they're allowed to touch. "And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it...

. . . for tonight's service. The pastor has a way of making the Bible come alive; like you're actually there as it's taking place instead...

I don’t believe “average Christian” is a description ever used within the boundaries of the Kingdom of God. I’m certain Jesus never...

My father-in-law

My father-in-law, Gisli Brynjolfsson, entertaining in Akureyri, Iceland (2012).

There’s nothing like an anthem to cloud a patriotic eye In a real parade where flags are raised to honor glorious days gone by The sounds...

Pride in my sound doctrine and solid theology is still pride. "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the...

A window into heaven Heaven’s window into my soul Onward, upward climbs my gaze Deeper inward stretch your sunlight’s rays Destroying...

If God’s Word, unattached to chapter and verse, falls upon a heart in the forest, does it make a sound?

In the mid 1970’s, long before binge watching became a thing, the term “couch potato” surfaced as a popular term for what a person...

Kansas Power and Light, known as KPL, was the name of the electric service provider here in northeast Kansas. The accompanying photo,...