by Lou Haveman | Apr 28, 2020 | Founders Corner
March 24th is when the State of Michigan was initially starting to shut down its economic activity. Today is day 34. I started to think about 40-day/year periods of solitude or isolation in the Bible. The Jewish use of the symbolism of numbers associated with letters...
by Lou Haveman | Apr 21, 2020 | Founders Corner
COVID-19 was a stranger until this evening. One friend told me today that he lost a brother. Another friend lost his best friend. Both died of COVID-19. Within a month, we will all know someone by name who has been infected, hospitalized, and...
by Lou Haveman | Apr 15, 2020 | Founders Corner
It was Easter. It is about New Life, Real Life, Eternal Life. Our pastor spoke that morning about discovering resurrection through reading scripture, people, circumstances, and creation. Each day I walk for a couple of hours. I see evidence of renewed life...
by Lou Haveman | Apr 7, 2020 | Founders Corner
April 5th was Jan’s birthday…..I walked into Hudsonville Meijer’s store to get Jan’s daily Starbucks and had to sneeze. I did it properly and no one took notice…..This past week I actually got out of bed later than I ever have, like 9:00 A.M several days in a...
by Lou Haveman | Apr 1, 2020 | Founders Corner
This viral infection and our response seem to me to be full of irony. So, here goes just some observations and questions. My wife is a non-practicing nurse, retired, and unable to work BUT if she was, I would truly be concerned for her heath. I saw on the...
by Lou Haveman | Mar 26, 2020 | Founders Corner
This viral infection and our response seem to me to be full of irony. So, here goes just some observations and questions. 1. The greatest nation, wealthiest, with the most military might, is being...