FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Lost in Yellowstone (Chapter 7)

CHAPTER 7“The Ironman” Before things took a turn for the worse, we had a funny moment.

OUT TO PASTOR: Hallelujah… she’s baaaaack!

I have learned that you don’t miss something until it is gone. Unfortunately, sometimes, it’s too late.Over six weeks ago, or was it nine months, I took my truck in for a regular checkup.

On the job training (part 22)

“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Lost in Yellowstone (Chapter 6)

CHAPTER 6“Lost, again” After writing and sharing the details of Day Two, one of my favorite nieces, Leah Hays, wrote, “God and prayer – the only reasons ya’ll made it out.”True.I guess it is easy to forget just how precarious these days were, both the ones of which you have already read and,...

OUT TO PASTOR: Is being sane too much to ask?

When young, I remember my grandfather often saying to me, “the world wasn’t like this when I was your age.” Then he would go on a long rant about how things were much different when he was my age.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Lost in Yellowstone (Chapter 5)

CHAPTER 5 “Lost.”   With Randy Butler and Roy Deering turning back unexpectedly, Todd Perrin and I set out on our own for the remainder of the trip. As I look back, Monday may have been the most grueling day of the adventure.

OUT TO PASTOR: And then there were four

Over a year ago, I got out of bed, went to the kitchen for my morning cup of coffee and then I went to the back porch to see if I had any visitors. I have foxes, possums, cats, and raccoons (who are politically correct and wear masks when they come).

ON THE JOB TRAINING (part 21)

And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” That they might accuse Him.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Lost in Yellowstone (Chapter 4)

CHAPTER 4 ”An unexpected turn.”   It is hard to believe that as beautiful as the Monday morning was, the day would be the worst of all, in many ways. One of us would be injured, and two of us would be lost.

OUT TO PASTOR: What’s all these gadgets for?

Without any hesitation, I will gladly admit that I am on the short side when it comes to gadgets. For me, most of them do not make any sense at all. Instead, I like things simple and easy. As for the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, she is obsessed with gadgets.