All Hail King Donald             I have been a conservative all my adult life. I believe government should minimize intrusion into our...

Never Betray a Friend            I don’t understand why our president made an abrupt about face and is now suggesting that the world...

Time Has Changed Things             When I was in the Air Force, I dreamed of retiring in a small town, teaching school, and coaching...

Frank’s Essay  -- Pura Vida While it was snowing with subzero temperatures in the great Inland Empire, I was relaxing on the beach in...

Show Me the Money             Hard core fans have had the opportunity to watch college football this season until we are numb. I wanted...

Strangers Waiting For a Plane I used to like to fly. I spent a good portion of my life flying for the Air Force, but since 9/11 flying...

I Miss Fire Flies I was raised in the Midwest and lived there until I joined the service at age seventeen.  I remember laying on my back...

I am a Dinosaur I flew to Seattle recently to visit my son and grand-children. It was not my first trip, so I was familiar with the...

Springtime of Suffering Pastor Ed asked me a while ago if I would conduct the Ash Wednesday service. I have trouble saying “No” to Ed, so...

Choice Of Unacceptable Options According to the “experts” in the national media, we can expect a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald...

A good friend of mine decided to become a vegetarian. No special reason, he just thought it was the thing to do. Then, like a reformed...

– Thanksgiving When sit down to our feast on Thanksgiving afternoon, our family normally goes around the table and each of us shares...

Frank’s Essay – Confessions of a Dinosaur I am surrounded by electronic innovations that are supposed to make my life easier. People use...

To Be or Not To Be I have never considered myself either as either a Republican or Democrat. I have had some leanings both ways over the...

Frank’s Essay UAW on Strike I have been trying to wade through the rhetoric surrounding the Autoworkers strike. On the surface, the union...

Frank’s Essay – Homelessness Given our recent experience with Camp Hope, I almost understand why homelessness and what to do about it...

Sermon Are These the End Days? A couple weeks ago during the rash of local fires, I was asked some interesting questions. One person...

Sermon for 16 April 2023 I spent Eastern with my sister and her family in Missouri. I try to go back every Spring for her birthday and in...

An Ode to Spring Where did March go? I checked the old memos penciled on my calendar and discovered March was a very busy month, but I...

I Don’t Understand I have given up trying to understand the workings of our government at any level. There are too many proposals and...