Some years ago while vacationing on the West Coast of Scotland, I picked up a book entitled,The Killing Of The Red Fox: An Investigation into […]
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Things that randomly pop into my head.
The Book….
Watching the second of our two live-streamed services on a recent Sunday morning, one of the speakers at Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich […]
Continue readingThe value of quietness…
These words from the chorus of Paul Simon’s outstanding work from an earlier time spoke to me recently. “Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come […]
Continue readingPondering….
In the subject line of a recent email, Shipmate Frank used the word ponder. It’s a word not often used. But when I see or […]
Continue readingThe closing….
Today (Dec 12) is closing day. Closing on the sale of the building that was our business home for 39 years. There were lots of […]
Continue readingA feeling of sadness for a friend…
In the long-distant mists of time the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland were home to an inventive and industrious people.They produced an amber liquid […]
Continue readingThe seasons come, the seasons go….
As Mrs. Ukens and I sat at the dining room table on a recent cool morning enjoying our morning coffee, (A cup of coffee with […]
Continue reading“…the time will come…”
In the Sunday morning message (10/19/2025) at Pathway Church in Wichita, the Pastor commented on Second Timothy 4 1-5. This caused me to think about […]
Continue readingDoes it matter?
As I lay strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance transporting me to Kansas Medical Center in Andover, a bumpy ride that […]
Continue readingA close run thing…#1
The British are fond of the phrase, “A close run thing.” It has a self explanatory meaning; things almost didn’t work out. This past week […]
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