Professor Winkle’s Unexpected Adventure
For my grandchildren: Dash (Asher), Sissy (Makenzie), Flash (Elijah), Missy (Megan), Evelin, and Stella. Professor Winkle scurried about his library. How he managed to scurry among the crowded piles of…
Author: Dale Heinold
Jesus Says Love Others
In our previous Jesus Says command, we explored the overarching command to love God with everything we are. This is found in Matthew 22:37-38. Jesus’ command was a response to…
Jesus Says Love God
Over the past couple of months, we have been covering the commands of Jesus. Those Jesus says statements found in the Gospels. Some of them have been surprising, some familiar,…
Jesus Says Give to God what is God’s
One day the power players of the day set out to trap Jesus. They cleverly devised a question that could be only answered in a way that would either paint…
Jesus Says Talk To Them
For our next Jesus Says command we need a kind of wrapper. Some fences to keep us from straying too far off course. The first fence is scope, this command…
Jesus Says Don’t-Do-Don’t Be Afraid
Let’s say for a moment that we’re trying to find a radio transmitter hidden in a barren desert. We mark one point and gain a general direction. We move to…
Dale’s Rules for Life, Changing Our World
I have these rules for life. Some of them are witty, some are cute, some challenge me in ways that are hard to describe. This is one of those challenging…
The Hunter
The mark was easy. A country hick that wandered into the wrong alley of City Center, my alley. So, I welcomed him to our crusty city by relieving him of…
Jesus Says Ask for Workers
I’m a fixer by trade. It began with a few mechanical things around the house. I graduated to the electronics of old radios, TVs, and VCRs. I eventually tried to…
Jesus Says Abide in Me
Sometimes, when someone comes up and says, “let me ask you a question,” I will jokingly respond “42” before they even have a chance to ask it. According to Douglas…
Jesus Says Beware of False Prophets
Warning signs are all around us. Danger Falling Rocks. Deer Crossing. High Wind Area. These signs don’t guarantee what is coming next but what may come our way. Were we…
Jesus Says Enter the Narrow Gate
Which gate will you open? Which path will you follow? We are faced with these questions daily but take little thought of them. Do we follow the crowd? Do we…