by sworel | Oct 5, 2015 | 2015, Musings
If you could invite anyone to have dinner with you, who might it be? What conversation would you just love to have? Maybe it would be someone whose passions are similar to yours. Or maybe, it is a major leader that made an amazing impact on world history. Or...
by sworel | Sep 28, 2015 | 2015, Musings
There appears to be a growing appreciation for “the olden days.” As a recent article in the LA Times put it, “People are choosing to do the things their grandparents once had to. Some grow and can their own vegetables, some sew their own clothes and some, don’t be...
by sworel | Sep 21, 2015 | 2015, Musings
Last week I had some minor surgery (removal of a second cataract). The first one was a breeze. I talked all the way through it with both the surgeon and the anesthesiologist. This second one was more difficult. They were measuring, ended up choosing a different lens...
by sworel | Sep 14, 2015 | 2015, Musings
I heard Chuck Swindoll preach at my church a week or two ago. He is definitely one of my heroes and I love the way he tells a story. In his book called Seasons of Life, he talks about a guy named Edward Roy. Roy owned a portable toilet business in Florida. He would...
by sworel | Sep 7, 2015 | 2015, Musings
A few years ago, I spent a delightful 3 or 4 weeks reading The Chronicles of Narnia for the first time. I have a favorite section in each book, and in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I love the story about the valiant mouse called Reepicheep. He is on a grand...
by sworel | Aug 31, 2015 | 2015, Musings
For much of Israel’s history, they were a nomadic people, traveling around with their extended families. But after God led them into the Promised Land, each tribe (with the exception of Levi) was allocated a very specific area of land. Accordingly, each family within...
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