Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

My daughter, Keely, asked me the other day if we had any electrical tape. I responded, “Probably”.  She continued to stare at me. She asked me a question and I answered it. I was ready to move on. I was… Continue reading

Will took swimming lessons at the Y this summer. He wasn’t thrilled about it. I could have taught him how my grandfather taught my dad…just threw him in the river and hoped that he was a fast study. We’ve come… Continue reading

Pastor Steven took away any excuse a person might have not to be baptized this weekend as Elevation Church did spontaneous baptisms at all 4 campuses this weekend. By spontaneous, I mean that attendees didn’t know about it, but the… Continue reading

I didn’t follow the NFL lockout too closely. It was hard for me to take sides with anyone. Both sides make too much money for me to feel too sorry for them. It is after all a GAME that the… Continue reading

Happy Easter! The other day we celebrated the awesome truth that Jesus rose from the grave overcoming sin and death. The Bible says that as Christians we have resurrection power in us. This means that if we have relationships, hopes or dreams… Continue reading

We pray to know what God’s will is. We say we want to be in God’s will. And I wonder, really? “If I just knew what God’s will for my life is, then things would be easier.” Again, really? Jesus… Continue reading

I’ve got nothing clever and creative this time; just a straightforward account of God’s mercy and greatness. Tammie is a good friend of mine and my blog’s biggest fan. A couple of months ago her husband, Joe injured himself very… Continue reading

This Wednesday, March 9, is the start of the observance of Lent.  I don’t always participate, but my white shiny Reebok wearing brother-in-law does so we were talking about it tonight. I suggested that he give up trying to tell… Continue reading

I am not king of my own domain anymore. For 22 years I’ve had a thriving paralegal business. Every idea that I had was great because well…who was around to tell me it wasn’t? The business is not thriving anymore.… Continue reading

Pastor Steven has preached for the last 2 weeks on honor and it has been great. The biggest insight I’ve gained is the biblical meaning of dishonor. I always thought that to dishonor someone is to treat her with utter… Continue reading