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At the religious university where I work, COVID took a heavy toll on everyone. I’m not talking about sickness or death. I’m talking about a social toll. Students, sequestered away for a year, struggled...
View ArticleThe Test Question
It was finals week. Most students were busy taking tests and trying to do their last clean checks before they left. Others were preparing for graduation and moving on to the next part of their lives....
View ArticleI Don’t Speak Spanish
My mother learned to speak Spanish in her youth and fell in love with the language and the people. She became so fluent in it that the courts would call her to help them when their regular translator...
View ArticleMy Red Badge of Courage
I try to give blood as often as I can. According to the Red Cross, my blood is not only one of the most needed, but it also has a rare characteristic. I can’t explain it, but it has something or lacks...
View ArticleTime’s Up
For church on Sundays, my wife, Donna, and I work with college-age youth. The church meetings are held on a church-owned campus, so on Sundays, classrooms become Sunday School rooms, and faculty...
View ArticleThe Spray Bottle
My wife, Donna, is a band instrument repair person. She has been repairing instruments for twenty-one years. She has become proficient at it. As a member of NAPBIRT (National Association of...
View ArticleApril Fools Test
We were coming to the end of our third unit in College Algebra, so I reminded my students that we had a test coming up. “It will open next Friday, April 1st, so make sure you work on the test review.”...
View ArticlePutting it all Together
The phone rang, and Jacob picked it up. The person on the other end explained what they had called about, and once he understood, he apologized: “I’m sure that’s not what Mary meant.” They talked...
View ArticlePutting it all Together (Part 2)
To read the first part of this story, CLICK HERE. Jacob was concerned about his wife, Mary, because she didn’t always think things through logically before making decisions. This had caused a problem...
View ArticlePutting on a Positive Spin
A cousin of mine just passed away. Becky was a great lady, and I’ll miss her a lot. She was also a writer, having written for farm magazines for years. She also wrote children’s books and books about...
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