It was probably less than a year ago that I discovered Bono, the head of the rock band U2, is a devout Christian. I was amazed to hear U2 close one of their concerts with Yahweh and an absolutely beautiful musical rendition of Psalm 40 (on YouTube…I wasn’t there). But still I was skeptical. After all, they weren’t wearing the… Read More
Transitions and New Beginnings
Please excuse my absence from Off the Beaten Path for a few days. I have been busily helping my little girl grown woman get packed up to move to college. These are bittersweet days. I am so proud of her and ready for her to begin this new phase of life, but I’m equally saddened by the prospect of her… Read More
Just Around the Bend in the Trail
I’m thrilled to announce today that I’ve been doing some housecleaning here at Off the Beaten Path, and, as a result, everything now has a new bin and label! Starting tomorrow, most of my posts will fall under one of my new labeled categories. This may or may not affect you, but it will certainly help me stay on track… Read More
I hope it was okay to do this. I’m not sure. But I do know that this is an article we simply all should read. We should read it and study it. I should read it and study it. And it will make my mother very happy. So I’ve copied the following straight from the Reader’s Digest web site. Read… Read More
Just Letting You Know
This isn’t a new regular or weekly post category or anything, but today I just need to let you know a few things: They appear to show different commercials on the television during the day–ones that are dumbed down for the stay-at-home crowd. I paused for a bite to eat and a quick TV break around noon and I saw… Read More