The Old Coot dreads ‘new and improved’
Every time I turn around, one or another of the web pages or Apps I use is revamped. “Improved!” They claim. “Ruined,” in reality, for…
Editorial
A Pastor’s Thoughts
“What does God need with a starship?” This line comes from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), the favorite movie of no fan of…
Guest Editorial: January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. For many, the idea that human trafficking occurs in our local community does not seem feasible; we assume that this…
Collector Car Corner
Reader favorite car from the 1950s Q: Hello Greg and I enjoy your weekly car columns. Based on your recent article about cars from the…
Be Worry Free
— Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles. It takes away today’s peace — It may seem impossible sometimes to live and not worry. Actually, 85% of what we worry…
The Old Coot isn’t a fan of modern speech making
The two worst inventions of the 20th century were the teleprompter and the power point computer program. People that don’t really know what they are…
Pastor’s Thoughts: ‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong’
On Jan. 1, just days ago as I write this, this was the thought I preached on from Hebrews 13:5-6. Those who were present or watched…
Collector Car Corner; ’70 Ford Talladega, ’63 Chevy, and the ’69 and ’70 winged MOPARS
Q: I saw a video on YouTube about the 1970 Ford Talladega, and that Ford didn’t really produce enough of them to be accepted by…
Be Still and Listen to the Power of Silence
“Silence is the language of God. The rest is translation” – Rumi Winter’s darkness invites us inward to hear God whispering, “Please. Come. Closer. Marvel…
The Old Coot is a short talker
I was with an old coot that started to share a recent event in his life and began by saying, “In 1962, I had blah,…