If you are British, part of the commonwealth, or simply fascinated by all things royal you are likely to get up tomorrow and watch a certain event live. Tomorrow's wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is capturing the attention of people around the world. This wedding, much like that of Prince William and Kate, … Continue reading Another Royal Wedding

Radar systems are common today, but such technology was not always the case. Today we think of weather radar, military radar, and more. A century ago such was impossible. Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR) gives us advanced warning of dangers of many kinds. There is a story from WWII concerning RADAR and the USS Alabama … Continue reading What is on Your RADAR?

A while back someone sent me a recipe claiming that you can make a chocolate cake in five minutes.  I had my doubts.  But the temptation of a chocolate cake in a mere five minutes was tempting me, especially since there was a tub of vanilla ice cream in the freezer and a bottle of … Continue reading Temptations, Trials, and Me

Mrs. Nancy Benton, was a widow raising eight children on her own near White House, Tennessee. Her husband had fought alongside Confederate soldiers as a scout and guerilla fighter. He had escaped death in the war, but would die in the 1870's leaving her a widow without a pension. She was doing her best to … Continue reading Well, That Happened

This is a repeat, because I am this type of mood this morning. I thought you might need a laugh. I once tried to catch some Fog . . . but I mist. When chemists die, they barium. I avoid jokes about German sausage . . . they are the wurst. A soldier who survives … Continue reading Pardon my Mood this Morning

  Bear with me a moment as I walk down memory lane, clear away a few cobwebs, and pull from the long forgotten files. As I am going to those files, I challenge you to do the same. Think about all those who have been your teachers. Thank them personally if you still can. Second … Continue reading A Shout-out to Teachers

In a recent conversation with Amy (or as her students call her, Mrs. McCown) she shared with me that psychologists in the field of childhood development say that children who know their family history such as who their parents are and how they met and who their grandparents are do better in life. I think … Continue reading Historical Roots

Just thinking out loud . . . . -Scott

Thomas Hardy's novel Under the Greenwood Tree concerns the hamlet of Mellstock in the 1870's Great Britain.  Miss Fancy Day comes to Mellstock to care for her aging father and, having completed her education, she also takes on the role of teacher for the local school.  She soon becomes the attention of all the eligible … Continue reading Dis-Harmonium

Through out my thirty years of ministry one of the topics Christians seem most interested in and the most confused by is What or Who is the Holy Spirit? I think we see the Spirit as mysterious because of the term Holy GHOST in older translations and Holy SPIRIT in newer translations. GHOST and SPIRIT … Continue reading Who is the Holy Spirit?