On Church Fellowship Dinners: At least two miracles happen every time the church gets together for a “carry-in” or “covered dish” or "potluck" meal: One: there is always more than enough to eat, even if a tourist bus breaks down in front of the church precisely at lunchtime. This is a “loaves and fishes” miracle. Two: there is always a good balance of meat, vegetables, salad, and desert, even though no one really plans it that way. The Holy Spirit, most certainly, must be the...

I moved a small brush pile the other day. We have quite a few trees, and every time the wind blows, I get to pick up downed branches. I throw them in a pile and when the pile gets big enough, I haul it off. I needed to mow following the rains we received last week, so I picked up branches. The pile was fairly big, so I took my pitch fork and loaded them in the truck. There was one small log that was crawling with ants. They came rushing out from under the bark. They panicked, and...

You know that you are in trouble when (multiple choice): The family dog is having conniption fits underneath your father's bed You kid brother has instantaneously vanished into thin air Your father is screaming at you from the front porch, in broad daylight, dressed only in his underwear All of the above It was Independence Day. My younger brother, Mike, and I were celebrating the Fourth of July by pouting on the front step. The neighborhood kids were lighting firecrackers up and down...