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My Bible reading is now taking me through the early chapters of Isaiah.  These include some very famous Christmas prophecies […]

Emblem of my hometown Yesterday I arrived home from a visit to my hometown in southern California.  That’s why this

Alice and the Rialto bridge / the Grand Canal The third and last destination on our recent trip to Italy

The famous leaning tower / the golden ceiling of the cathedral next to the tower. While staying in Florence on

Michelangelo’s Pieta from the Opera del Duomo Museum in Florence Alice and I just got back from a 10-day trip

The Marine Corps emblem: the eagle, globe and anchor. It’s too small to see but on the ribbon above the

“Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others,” [attributed to Winston Churchill] We’re all tired of

At far left: painting of Jeremiah from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, by Michelangelo.  Near left: Jeremiah Lamenting the

Our old, rotting, retaining wall made of railroad ties. It has since been replaced. Our neighborhood is built on hills. 

Alice and I with Dr. Fred and Dinah Huff. The denomination where I pastored, the Church of the Nazarene, has