I said Happy Father's day to a dad yesterday and he gave me the quick reminder that for a dad "every day is Father's Day."  The job is never done.  It is a great job and I am happy for it!  

As a pastor I hear a lot of requests for prayer. I am more than happy to pray with people and for their needs. But I wonder what the disciples had to be thinking, as they were eavesdropping on Jesus' prayers to his heavenly Father. I wonder if they began to realize what Jesus was doing for them over those short few years. 

Jesus proved he had power to walk on water, command storms to be still, and multiply bread to feed thousands.   Jesus healed the blind, lame, deaf and leprous. No miracle was out of Jesus grasp if only he could make it in time.  

One of my all-time favorite movies is A Christmas Story. One of the most impressionable scenes on the movie is the “Triple Dog Dare” at the outdoor pole. Remember that one? I can’t help but laugh as I write. 

I took a trip to Norway when I was younger. I experienced fascinating culture, geography, and foods, but what impacted me the most was… Kindereggs (Children’s eggs if you don’t speak German).

I have this weird thing about Canadian coins. Every once and a while I notice I get one in my pocket. Someone somewhere along the line had the gall to slip me some “worthless” currency (no offense Canucks).   I can’t in good conscience pass it on to someone else even though the size is roughly the same. So I have this growing pile of Canadian money.  

 Some ministers get the reputation for loving to preach fire and brimstone. If there is any way to keep people out of Satan’s grasp why not “scare the hell” out of them. 

We don't know much about the farmer from the parable of the sower and the seed.   But, it sure seems that a lot of seed is wasted.  Did you ever want to ask the sower “You been farming long?” It seems like 75% of the seed is eaten, choked out or fried in the sun.   What an awful farmer.