by sworel | May 25, 2025 | 2025, Musings
We keep track of a person’s legacy in many ways. Epitaphs written on tombstones might be the most humorous approach. Here are a few of my favorite: In Washington D.C.: Uncle Walter loved to spend; He had no money in the end. But with many a whiskey, and many a wife,...
by sworel | May 18, 2025 | 2025, Musings
In her book, Now and Not Yet, Ruth Chou Simons suggests that there is a significant difference between living through a season of life and living permanently in a wilderness. A season of pain or disappointment or personal unrest can be very difficult, but it is...
by sworel | May 11, 2025 | 2025, Musings
Church is meant to be so much more than just a preaching station. The New Testament emphasizes its worth and value in Acts 2:42 where it declares that the early church “devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to...
by sworel | May 4, 2025 | 2025, Musings
My early exposure to the gospel included a healthy dose of information regarding mission efforts all around the world. If someone was talking about evangelism, they would most likely present their thoughts in a context that mirrored the commission in Acts 1:8. In that...
by sworel | Apr 27, 2025 | 2025, Musings
I have always been fascinated by world records. So much so, that I led an effort to have Stoneybrooke be listed in the Guiness Book of World Records. (We are! At one point, we made the World’s Longest Paper Doll Chain. Check it out!) Recently, I was fascinated to see...
by sworel | Apr 20, 2025 | 2025, Musings
World War II officially ended with the unconditional surrender of Japan. The documents were formalized on the deck of the USS Missouri on September 2nd, 1945. After the end of the war, it took more than three years to bring home the 3.5 million Japanese...
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