Archive for • Just Personal Stuff
• Build a Good Reference Library
Building A Good Reference Library Early on, at the beginning of my ministerial career I was challenged to collect volumes for my library that would contribute to building my own ministerial library. So I began seriously buying books as I could afford them. As I began my Bible School training I would always buy […]
• Creating a Barney’s Blizzard
How to Create a Barney’s Blizzard Please read these instructions before trying this at home. First you need to find a thick, firm coffee mug, not a glass or thin coffee cup. Then you need the best ice cream, of your choice. You might try plain flavors at first, those without nuts or any additive […]
• How To Dunk A Cookie
HOW TO DUNK A COOKIE, By Nancy Kannard Read the directions first before performing this at home. First washing your hands (to the elbow) is recommended. Then one starts with a fresh cookie. (Recommended for this would be a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie rather than a boxed cookie or something of that sort. If […]
• Time With Grand Kids
Time at Knott’s with Grand Kids I always wanted to be a Grandpa, Now that I have eight Grand Kids life has gotten sweeter for me. All my four kids married late and so all my friends were becoming grandparents before me. Just to make up for it, I would adopt other people’s kids just […]
• Truth Alive Magazine
For over a year now, I have been quietly submitting monthly articles for the magazine called Truth Alive published in India. Truth Alive is an English Christian family magazine produced in India. Written by prominent Christian writers from across the world, this 26-paged magazine is designed to develop and strengthen the Christian faith in English, equip individuals to transform their communities […]
• Lock, Stock & Barrel
Lock, Stock & Barrel I have successfully downsized my storage unit to only one. This week I was able to eliminate the second one in my ongoing effort to downsize 40 years of ministry materials, books, resources and equipment. Consolidating years of work has been no easy task for me, but reducing the volume and […]
• Shoot the Story Shot
Shoot the Story Shot This Summer I enter a Photo Challenge to see if I could improve my ability with my camera. So I am taking the camera with me a bit more and looking for opportunities to spot the shots and shoot the story shots. So on Father’s Day my family stumbled onto a […]
• A Milestone: 300 Blogs
A Milestone: 300 Blogs I have been blogging for a while now and just hit the 300th post on this site. At first, you might not be too impressed with this personal achievement, but I want to say, that I am not just adding fluff and trivia to this blogging exercise. I am rather trying […]
• A Stamp Collecting Legacy
Creating A Stamp Collecting Legacy For me my interest in collecting stamps started when I was eight and has continued until now, almost sixty years. I have continued my interest over the year collecting and keeping my collection active, but in no means aggressive. At first I collected just United States Stamps and gradually expanded […]
• What Is a Trysting Place?
What’s A Trysting Place? It is a place that is quite special. Historically, it was a place where two lovers would meet, out of the way, kind of remote—where they might steal away to rendezvous at the appointed time. You could interpret this as an romantic affair, which is what our culture could interpret the […]