Today is my dad’s 98th birthday. He lived to be 2 months shy of his 90th birthday. You met him while he was in his early 70s. If my Greenway walk yesterday is any indication, I might outdo him. Although a broken heart does not help that goal. But they can heal!

My friend Chris brought a couple filet mignons for us to enjoy Saturday. The conversation was better than the food, as we so often discuss the Scripture in depth. We both noted a radical increase in us in our striving to know, love, and be obedient to the Lord as we are having difficulties with our ladies. The question was raised what would change if reconciliation occurred. My suggestion is that I would not suddenly compromise. A good example might be the day we were visited by the state with a police escort in body armor. You might recall I did not back down then in an effort to protect my family. Well the police still come to my door, this time directly on behalf of the institutional church. I still politely do not back down. The difference is I know more why not to. I trust, since it is clear that the Lord holds me and I don’t hold Him, that the future will be a closer walk with the Lord even as new difficulties arise. Isn’t that the way you expected this sinful man to be? Dorothy-Jane, I love you!