Category Archives: Wisdom of The Week

World War I, known as “The Great War,” officially ended when the “Treaty of Versailles” was signed on June 28, 1918 outside the town of Versailles, France. Fighting, however ceased seven months earlier when an armistice—temporary cessation of hostilities—between the … Continue reading →

  Two days after the celebration of life service for Ellis (Al) Stewart (long-time friend and elder at Three Lakes where I pastored), I was involved in a memorial service for another dear saint, Phil Lemen, to whom God gave … Continue reading →

  Before we left for a trip to Oregon recently to visit family and watch some sporting events, we went to visit Ellis (Al) Stewart, an elder from Three Lakes Bible Church where I pastored.  Al had just returned from … Continue reading →

Libby, Montana recently hosted its second annual chainsaw carving championship with competitors from across the United States as well as from Zimbabwe, Japan, Lithuania, Scotland, Argentina, Moldova, Slovakia, Ireland. Each carver had from Friday through Sunday morning to work on … Continue reading →

A friend recently sent us the story of a Christian family that had gone out to a restaurant to eat. The dad asked his young daughter to say grace before their meal. Her prayer began: “Dear Alexa…”  at which the … Continue reading →

   I have a degree in Industrial and Management Engineering from Montana State University in Bozeman (Go Cats!).  Several of the courses I had to take were very challenging and difficult to wrap one’s mind  (mine at least) around—like calculus … Continue reading →

After several weeks of hot, dry summer weather and nearby forest fires producing lots of smoke, what a blessing it was two weekends ago to receive the blessed rain that not only aided those fighting to contain and control the … Continue reading →