On our recent trip to London to attend Irv’s niece’s wedding, we spent some time seeing the sights of London. I have always had a great interest in English history. American history is rooted in English history and my family history is as well. It took every ounce of courage I had as I anticipated the six hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean, but it was so worth it. I enjoyed seeing things I had previously only read about and standing in places I had seen in pictures. 

One of the places we visited was the Churchill War Rooms. These war rooms are an invaluable part of English history which must be intentionally sought out because they are underground. From these basement rooms, Winston Churchill and his staff planned the ...

The fall is a fabulous time of year! The leaves change colors, the temps are a little cooler and more refreshing, the kiddos go back to school (I think I heard some parents shout, “Amen!”), and we return to our normal schedules. Starting in October, Hopewell Counseling will once again be offering a purity group. This group is for men who desire to become sexually pure, receive a high level of accountability, and develop great friendships with other men. The purity group will go through two phases with phase one lasting 7 weeks and phase two lasting 18 weeks for a total of 25 weeks.

If you struggle with sexual purity and want the accountability of other men, this is your group. Perhaps you are walking in purity and just want the...

Summer in Minnesota is glorious! The landscape is emerald green, the waters of the lakes are shimmering blue, and the flowers burst with a panoply of colors. The temperature is perfect and Minnesotans come out of their winter cocoons to take full advantage of the outdoors. We have more fishermen and golfers per capita than practically any state in the union! We have to. Summer is too short and winter is too long. We have to take full advantage of every day. 

One of the outdoor activities Elsie and I recently enjoyed was canoeing down the St. Croix River, about a two hour trip. For seniors like Elsie and me that’s a lot of paddling! We were pretty exhausted by the time we docked the canoe. In the course of canoeing I made mental ...

Elsie and I just returned from a wedding in London, England. Yes, we are now jetsetters (ha, that was the first time out of the country for Elsie and the first time in England for me in 50 years)! The experience was excellent and not a little eye-opening. We saw Buckingham Palace, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the Tower Bridge, Big Ben, the Tower of London and the crown jewels, Winston Churchill’s War Rooms, and the Royal Observatory (where the prime meridian is calculated and east meets west). It was all fascinating and educational. 

The highlight of the trip for both of us? Attending All Souls Church in North London on a Sunday. All Souls Church was made famous by Pastor John Nash, and his successor, John R. W...