“Lord, teach us to pray!”  This week, I somehow locked onto the disciples needing to ask Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray.” In Matthew, Jesus teaches the basics of prayer right after calling the disciples. Luke goes through 11 of 24 chapters before a disciple asks Jesus to teach them about prayer. Luke’s order is […]

30 years ago, about two years into our 34 years of marriage, Connie, the dog, and I were watching football on TV.  I enjoy hollering at the players, the referees, and the commentators. Connie and our dogs have found this ridiculous. Nevertheless, Connie is fun to watch football with. During college, Connie taught cheerleading at […]

Pulling away from the taco truck, Timothy eased the delivery truck out into unusually heavy traffic. It seems there was a parade or protest or something going on. Patrick bellyached, “Timothy, would you look at those people waving the Mexican flag right here!”  Timothy rolled his eyes and said, “Patrick, didn’t you dress up like […]