Founders Corner
Over a 22 year period, we have lived in three foreign countries, worked in another six, and visited over forty. We have had the privilege of being in the real estate business for over 15 years and then founding an international water filter business.
My claim to fame is that I really enjoy long distance hiking having hiked the Camino (502 miles in 31 days) and the Appalachian Trail (2,172 miles in 181 days). Now I am working on the North Country Trail, 4,200 miles.
It is the relationship with the giver of life that our journey has purpose and meaning. Those of you that we know have also added a deepness and richness to our lives for which we are forever grateful.
The Legacy of Donald Trump for People of Faith
A few thoughts that I will reflect on this next week. 1. Trumpism is a mirror to who we are. There are two significant issues: a. What is happening in our society?...
A Christmas Prophecy!
Isaiah 9:6 “…and the government shall be upon His shoulder…” The Hebrew idiom uses “shoulder” to indicate acceptance of the burden of a responsibility. There was a practice in the East of wearing a key on the should as an emblem of the office and...
Person of Faith
Faith and Current Events Personal: I often say to myself after our Sunday discussion group, “That was one of the better ones!” Then the next week comes and I say the same thing. Today, our group of 16, simply took five to seven minutes to briefly answer...
America’s Great Divorce and the Possibility of Reconciliation
I just have a couple of personal take-aways and two items we wanted to share with everyone. 1. We are in the middle of Advent, a time of expectation. Will I (not just can I, but will I) live in expectation of more integrity, be more...
What Do We Do With Evil?
So many of our discussions are just scratching the surface of topics that many books have been written. I appreciate so much the articles and insights that are shared after the discussion. Below are a few of my “Take-Aways.” This does not come close...
Thanksgiving and Covid
This is a personal reflection arising from reading, thoughts, and discussion arising from a Sunday morning discussion group. 1. It seems to me that we as a people have an innate desire to acknowledge, and give thanks, to one greater than...
Forty Days
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...
Social Beings
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...
New Life, Real Life, Eternal Life
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...
Unconnected Thoughts
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...
Reflection: Irony
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...
A Few Random Thoughts…
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...
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