Charlie Clark’s seat in church was toward the back, on the left. He did not enter God’s house hastily. He walked slowly, deliberately. He carried a well worn Bible under his arm, and you could tell by the way he cradled it that the old Bible and the old man were good friends all week…
I’m Ken Jones, and this is A Classic State of Mind, with A Word About … Almost My normal routine, virtually every day, includes an early-morning drive. Before there’s much traffic. Before there’s even much light to see. I make my way to a little coffee hut in our village, a drive-thru. I order a…
His name was Hermon Miller, and he owned the grocery store on the street where I grew up. When it was hot and muggy on many summer afternoons, my mom would ask me to “go down to Millers Store and get some pork chops for supper,” or perhaps, “go down to Millers and get some…
Most reasonable people believe in God, I think. Most sensible people even talk to God, (if not frequently, at least on occasion.) When the daze and dizziness of life’s journey becomes too great, When the bewilderment about what’s going on becomes so egregious that men don’t know which way to turn … On those days,…
Hi. I’m Ken Jones and this is A Classic State of Mind, with a word about: Pools. My friends, the Oppermans had a party last week, celebrating fifty years of marriage. I saw some pictures of their party that they posted on-line. And when I saw those pictures … I smiled. You see, the party…
Hi. I’m Ken Jones, and this is A Classic State of Mind, with a word about: Remodeling. My dad is gone, now. He died a few years back, after living a long and useful life. But on days like Father’s Day, I often recall the day he remodeled our house. He’d submitted plans to the…
I’m Ken Jones, and this is A Classic State of Mind with A Word About Treasures. I think one of the coolest inventions some smart person ever came up with was a metal detector. I’ve watched other people use them on beaches, or walking up and down a river bank. As they walk along, they…
Hi. I’m Ken Jones and this is A Classic State of Mind, with a word about … Jim He died a few years ago, now. I had the privilege of conducting his memorial service because on the day his doctor told Jim he had cancer, he came straight to my office and told me that…
Hi. I’m Ken Jones, and this is A Classic State of Mind with a Word About … Notes. I love the word “notes.” In my lifetime, I don’t even know how many notes I’ve written. Some of my notes were of the musical kind. Blotches on treble or bass cleffs, for singers to sing,…
I’m Ken Jones, and this is a Classic State of Mind, with a word about … Separation. I had no idea, really, until I heard it on the news. In fact, I’ve heard it nearly every day, several times a day, for the past couple of weeks. I’m sequestered. I’m what my President and my…