The Umpire’s Call
The pitcher puts his foot on the rubber and leans forward, his eyes intent on the catcher crouched sixty feet and six inches away. The count is full as the…
Author: Dale Heinold
God’s Golden Rule
It’s an established fact that many of the world’s religions have some form of what is called the Golden Rule. Some statement or ethic of reciprocity that is meant to…
New Salt
Just when you think you’ve got it covered you learn something new. For instance, I can’t tell you how many sermons and teachings I’ve heard about being the salt of…
A Pig No More
Scientists have figured out why pigs wallow in the mud. Basic biology tells us that pigs don’t sweat, so taking a mud bath is a fantastic way for them to keep…
Broken Faith
The interesting thing about broken faith is that it may appear to be successful. In a moment we’re going to talk about two men with broken faith. They’re not much…
Citizen Soldiers
Grandpa Kindred only shared a few of his wartime experiences with us. Grandpa was a combat engineer in Patton’s Third Army during the Battle of the Bulge and the push…
Broken Rules
On February 2nd, 1960 four black men peaceably sat down for lunch. In so doing they broke the rules and changed an injustice that diminished their humanity and dignity. The…
It’s a Little-Known Fact…
We’ve entered a new era, sort of anyway. Maybe you remember the TV show Cheers, a comedy set in a Boston bar room. One of the characters was a know-it-all…
Broken Lives
Say you’re driving down the highway and suddenly the check engine light comes on. Everything seems OK; it’s not sputtering and the gauges look good. So what’s that little light…
Defining God
When you boil it all down, it’s simply a matter of willingness. Now that doesn’t make much sense, does it? While the sentence could be true, probably is true, there’s…
Broken Expectations
Have you ever had this happen to you? You’re at a friend’s house and they offer you a glass of sweet tea but hand you lemonade by accident. You don’t…
Make Mother’s Day Meaningful
I thought that after six years Mother’s Day would get easier. It hasn’t. You see, I lost my mom in December 2010 to a tragic illness. There’s so much that…