Berry Simpson

       This week I had a Zoom conversation with two men who live in Saudi Arabia. One I’ve known for twenty years and the other a new friend. The reason for the meeting …

… is what she asked first. B:   “Why do you ask?” C:   “You have a red whelp above your left eye. What happened?” B:   (While touching my forehead) “I bumped it against …

      We started our adventure in Al Bad’a, a town located in what was ancient Midian, at The Well of Moses, where it is believed Moses met his wife Zipporah after fleeing …

I wrote this in November 2007, only days after losing a city-wide election following 12 years of public service. I recently rediscovered this while studying to teach John 13. …

       I attended an Ash Wednesday service this week. It was only my second time for such a thing; the other was ten years ago. This time, it was a combined service that …

       We (Cyndi, Katie, two granddaughters, and me) spent four days before Christmas at Disney World, and one of the surprising highlights of our week was a drawing …

      It’s no secret – I’m a man of lists. I love making lists, whether shopping lists, to-do lists, book lists, running and biking lists, hiking lists, blood pressure and …

       Monday morning, while sitting in my favorite booth in Whataburger, I read from John 14, when Jesus was drawing very near to his death and was sharing his last …

             I have fond memories of sitting and writing in certain places (even if I don’t always remember exactly what I was writing at …

       I was sitting on the back porch at a guest house in Angel Fire, New Mexico, reading from my Daily Bible in Isaiah 51:1:        …

             Have I mentioned how much I love containers?              For me, …

             I recently had two of my annual doctor visits, one with Dr. Grigsby (because I don’t see very well) and the other with Dr. …