It was Saturday night in the summer time in Maine.  My dad came to me and asked, “Do you want to go to the races?”  Did I!?!!  There was so much excitement at the races, I couldn’t wait to get there.  These were stock car races; but not just any, these were races on a dirt track slicked with oil.  There was a special tactic to the driving on these tracks; the drivers had to intentionally swing the back of the car around to make it around the corners.  The smell of exhaust and

Quite some time ago, I witnessed an interesting event.  I had left my job at noon and drove into the nearby town to grab some lunch.  I brought a friend with me and we went to a little sandwich shop.  We ordered and picked up our sandwiches then headed back to work.  The sandwich shop was on a short side street which connected a main road to another main road in a triangle fashion.  I pulled out of the sandwich shop and turned left onto the short side street.  When I came to

Photo from American Meteor Society It was about 30 years ago, and I was traveling from my parents’ house to visit some friends in in the foothills of western Maine.  It was a warm summer night, and I was traveling along a road that meandered through woods, over hills, and along small ponds.   As I drove along one small pond, I noticed a clearing in the trees as the car pitched up a hill.  Suddenly, a fiery object appeared in the sky at the clearing!  Utterly stupefied, I slow

When I woke one morning recently, the Lord brought to my mind the story of Edwin Robinson of Falmouth, ME.  In the mid 1970’s Edwin had been tractor trailer driver.  An unfortunate accident left him blind and nearly deaf.   Source: AdsPast.com Several years ago I went to a nearby Red Cross Center to donate blood.  As I was sitting there, Mr. Robinson’s niece and her son came into the center.  Somehow, she started to discuss her uncle with some of the nearby folk.  She explai

What a day it had been.  They had seen, well, not only seen, but been part of something amazing.  Not a dog-flipping-over-in-the-air amazing.  Jaw-dropping, people will talk about this for millennia, amazing.   These 13 men had been seeking to get away from the crowds for a short time, but nonetheless, a group of about 5000 men, (not including women and children), found them.  The crowd wasn’t rowdy, but rather excited with anticipation of meeting one of the 13, Jesus of Naza

On occasion over my many years I have enjoyed putting together jigsaw puzzles.  Regardless of the number of pieces to the puzzle, the purpose of each piece is to connect with other surrounding pieces to present a complete picture of something like a landscape, object, etc.   Many years ago, I read an article in National Geographic magazine about UPS (United Parcel Service) trucks.  The trucks were unmistakable with their drop-nose appearance and their solid brown color.  Wha

Forgiveness   Forgiveness is a word that may instill fear in some people.  You want me to forgive him?  Do you know what he’s done?  Or, you want me to forgive her?  She’s lied to me too many times.   There are many, many ways in which others can hurt us.  Parents, spouses, children, friends, strangers, no one is exempt.  What if someone kicked your dog?  Could you forgive them?  What if someone kidnapped your child?  Could you forgive them?  What if someone tried to literall

In 2023, I had the opportunity to travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado with my wife.  She had mentioned that she had always wanted to see Pike’s Peak, the summit that is.  I wanted to surprise her, so I rented a 2020 Indian Motorcycle, from a nearby dealer to take her up the mountain.  I’ve owned and ridden different types of motorcycles over the years; with the latest being a Ducati Sport Tourer.  That was powerful, light and nimble.  Its controls were arranged to require on

One day while in my office, I took a little stretch break from my computer.  As I glanced around the room I spotted a spider on its web in the corner.  I’m not squeamish and was happy to let it have some space.  After all, maybe it could reduce the insect population around my desk.    Nonetheless, I kept my eye on it each day.   Days went by and the spider was still in the same spot.  Day in and day out, it never moved.  It would simply wait for some bug to climb into its web

Did you ever wish that God would deal with someone who has threatened you, hurt you, or just done you wrong?  I found myself wishing just that one day.  Then I asked myself, is it wrong to do that?  Or should I have done something different?   I recalled the story of Elisha and the she-bears in 2 Kings 2:23-24.  The Prophet Elisha had just healed the water in Jericho and was on his way to Bethel.  He was approached by “some” young men the Bible tells us.  So picture an older

It had been another full and exhausting day with the Rabbi.  So He and the twelve that were with Him, borrowed a boat and set off to cross the Sea of Galilee.  Jesus was exhausted.  Maybe He said something like, “Wake me up when we arrive.  I need rest.” “Sure thing,” one of them might have replied. All was going well, until the waves started to slap the boat a little harder.  Then the wind picked up.  The small craft started tossing and listing.  At least some of these men w

My wife was recently searching documentaries to watch and came across one titled: The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young. The movie documents the race, created by Gary Cantrell, (aka Lazarus Lake), who was an ultra-marathon runner in the 1970’s, in 2015, its 25th year. I tuned in a short while after she started watching it. The race is strangely fascinating, because hundreds of people apply to enter the race, but the founder only selects 40 to enter. To “win

A few years ago, my wife had the privilege of watching our 3 granddaughters, ages six, four and two, for four days a week.  On clear days she loved to take them outside to play on the playground in our back yard.  Also in the back yard were more than a dozen free-range chickens.  The two older girls had no fear of the chickens, but the youngest, Nora, was nearly petrified of them.  She was nearly three years old, but the sight of the chickens running toward her sent her cling

In the normal course of childhood in the US, a child receives vaccines against certain common diseases. In my childhood these included: mumps, rubella, diphtheria, polio, smallpox, tetanus, and measles. An overwhelming number of children have minor reactions to these shots. Some have more significant reactions. Very few have extreme reactions. When I was 10 years old I recall receiving my tetanus shot. For most, kids’ normal reaction is to have a sore arm and perhaps s

People may ask me why I believe in God, and one of my replies may be that I have experienced things for which I cannot find a reason, other than supernatural intervention. Take the following experience as an example. Many years ago, while I was enrolled in college, I would work during the summers for a construction company, which performed excavating and ground work. As part of the training and duties we college students received, we were often allowed and asked to move or