Markers Along The Way: 39 Years of Marriage

It was a hot June day in central Illinois 39 years ago when standing at the church altar we repeated vows and made promises and a commitment that are still in place to this day. Like many people before and after us we made promises that we did not fully understand and we would experience challenges that we could not comprehend fully that summer afternoon. Looking back on that day…

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A wise choice that gets wiser with each passing day.

Life is a series of choices lived daily and today I celebrate an event that took placeA  Thirty-six years ago, I was preparing to marry Susanne K. White.  We were married at 2:00 in the afternoon.  The place was the Westside Church of the Nazarene in Decatur Illinois.  The building we were married in is no longer standing.  It has given way to the march of time.  We have lived…

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95 Years of service

  I had the privilege of representing my denomination today at a celebration! Parties are the fun activities associated with my position.   The Warrington Indiana Church of the Nazarene celebrated 95 years of holiness ministry.  The town of Warrington was started in the 1800’s.  It had a post office at one time, but it was closed in 1919.  I have looked at several sources and can not find a…

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