Editorials and Columns March 21, 2026 Everyday Faith    When I was a little kid, I would often go to the grocery store with my mom to shop for that week’s groceries.  I remember that the  most important item for the shopping trip was the grocery list that she would carry with her in her hand once we got into the store.       But, before we ever left the house, Mom would sit down at our kitchen table and go over the list one last time. Often, she would need to get up to open u

Editorials and Columns February 14th, 2026 EVERYDAY FAITH  In 2017, we decided as a family to take a trip up to Alaska for about six weeks in total - not by plane or by cruise, but to drive there and camp anywhere the roads would take us, which for Alaska is only about a ⅓ of the state.       To get from Alpena to Anchorage takes about 60 hours of driving, so 12 hours a day of driving would take five days in a row, or if you went 10 hours a day, it would take six days in a ro

Verse: “I have the right to do anything,” you say - but not everything is beneficial.” 1 Corinthians 6:12 Thoughts:       In northern Michigan, we are now hitting stride with our ice fishing season.  I live on a big inland lake, and the last I checked, we were looking at about 14” of ice.  You see, before you can ever think about fishing here in the winter, you have to know if the ice is thick enough. It’s got to be at least 4” for a person to walk on it. But, every year, we

Verse: “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only…” James 1:22 Thoughts:  This fall while I was whitetail  hunting, I sat in permanent elevated stands, ranging from 4’X5’ up to as big as  6’X8’.  I would turn on the propane heater, pull out my thermos of coffee, and sit there eating donuts, crackers, or even warm up a can of soup with the windows closed.   Action Point:     The older I’ve gotten, the more I enjoy my comforts.  When I was younger, I was out in brush blind