“It’s always been speed for me,” said Les Claghorn of Bluffton. Claghorn owns a 1967 Nova he purchased in 1991 from a man in Pennville, Indiana. “It was an old race car,” said Claghorn. Claghorn had owned a 1967 Nova in high school. Perhaps in memory of his and the car’s younger days, he converted... Continue Reading →
Parenting Isn’t for Cowards
Photo by Dave Reusser He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord … II Chron 33:6 (NIV) King Hezekiah surely could have used some parenting advice when it came to raising Manasseh. Talk about a juvenile delinquent! Once Hezekiah died and Manasseh became king, nothing was sacred throughout the land. For... Continue Reading →
Hannah enjoys reading books about Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez
My sweet friend Hannah wanted me to show everyone how much she liked reading my books. Here she is holding my biographies on Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift. I’ve written another book on Taylor Swift. The one Hannah is holding is written for grades 1-3. It has gorgeous full color photos on each page... Continue Reading →
Baffling Logic
Acts 9: 20-31 ‘Yet Saul … baffled Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.’ --Acts 9:22 (NIV) If geometry had existed during Paul’s time, I’ll bet he would have been good at it. Proving things is at the heart of geometry and Paul was good at this.... Continue Reading →
Serve God with courage
Photo by Dave ReusserThe Lord said to Ananias, ‘Go! ... ’” Acts 9:15 “Too close for comfort!”In today’s vernacular that’s what Ananias might have said when the Lord told himto lay hands upon Saul and restore his sight. Ananias balked out of fear. He would be putting himself in the hands of the one with... Continue Reading →
Hope Missionary Church provides facilities to help families
Caption: Celebrate Recovery is the name of the program offered at Hope Missionary Church to help people with addictions.“We want to help people who have hurts, habits, and hang ups come into a relationship with God in faith,” said Gary Aupperle, senior minister at Hope Missionary Church. Celebrate Recovery is the name of a support group... Continue Reading →
Loneliness has its advantages
For three days he was blind and did not eat or drink anything. Acts 9:9 (NIV) The first day of journalism class during my freshman year of college, I sat alone. Everyone else in the class already knew how to write for the newspaper, having taken the class in the fall. They also knew each... Continue Reading →