Posts from October 2025

Barb alerted me to this grave marker in a church cemetery downtown. Rebecca Wright Shand spent eighty-eight years on this earth, and at her passing they summed up her life with this epitaph: “rich in good works.” She apparently never married, as she bears the last name of her father (next to whom she is buried), who was the long-time pastor of the church. Evidently she…

A JAARS missionary pilot was running the engines up for the first time since the left engine had been replaced. Temperature, check. Magnetos charging, check. RPMs, check. Oil pressure, uh oh! The left engine—the newly replaced engine—was low on oil pressure! By a good bit! Quick, shut it down before damage ensues! He headed into the hangar to alert the mechanics. Everyone…

Did you hear about the conversation concerning heaven between President Trump and the news media? Before you click away, remember that 1 Timothy 2:1-2 commands us to pray for those in authority over us. That’s what this is about. In August, President Trump said he hoped that helping end the war between Ukraine and Russia would help boost his chances of getting…