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Continue reading →: Brillo Parking BoothIn the 1960’s, American pop artist Andy Warhol created sculptures using the logos from consumer products like Kellogg’s and Heinz ketchup. In one such exhibit, he hired craftsmen to make Brillo boxes out of plywood that were indistinguishable from the ones you’d find in the cleaning aisle at the local…
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Continue reading →: McDonald’s – Baden PAThis McDonald’s restaurant in Baden PA features a super cool green neon McDonald’s sign attached to the mansard-style roof. The mansard roof design was introduced to the McD’s design in 1969, but this store probably doesn’t go back quite that far. I worked at a McDonald’s in the early 80’s…
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Continue reading →: Bedford Coffee PotThis 18-foot tall roadside attraction is located in Bedford PA, along the Lincoln Highway. A pretty cool piece of Americana, even if it isn’t at its original location now. The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor placard on site states: “All across the country, oversized buildings were being created in the likeness…
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Continue reading →: What is The Law?The first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) are sometimes referred to as The Pentateuch. Collectively they are also called ‘Torah’. Torah comes from a root word that is used in archery. The goal in archery is to use a bow to launch an arrow…
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Continue reading →: Atom SmasherThis landmark located in Forest Hills area of Pittsburgh was built in 1937 and part of a research facility owned by Westinghouse Electric Corporation. The pear-shaped structure once stood 65 feet in the air and, according to Smithsonian Magazine, was used to create nuclear reactions by bombarding atoms with a…
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Continue reading →: The Death of CourageTumultuous times, fueled by violence, widespread sickness, political turbulence and economic uncertainty generated a tsunami of fear and panic across the land in 2020. Elected officials, law enforcement, medical professionals, business owners and religious leaders have been scrambling for answers and trying to implement solutions. Every corner of society has…
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Continue reading →: Pittsburgh Christmas TreesThe 80-foot tall Christmas tree at Point State Park has been a fixture in Pittsburgh for over 30 years. This iconic display isn’t actually a real tree, but rather strings of lights connected to a metal pole, fashioned into the shape of a Christmas tree. The sponsor of the tree,…
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Continue reading →: Things I Didn’t Want To Be Thankful ForIs there any disagreement on whether or not 1 Thessalonians 5:18 is one of the toughest commands to obey in the whole Bible? I mean look what it says: ‘in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus’. In everything. Not just the stuff that…
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Continue reading →: Be To Me a RockWhen the early settlers would cross the country on their quest for a better life in the west, they would often travel on the Oregon Trail, which passed through the state of Wyoming. In the western part of the state, there is a gigantic rock in the middle of nowhere,…
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Continue reading →: God Preserves His WordThis is one of thousands of small fragments of the Bible that was unearthed in Egypt over a hundred years ago. I took this photo at The Museum of the Bible exhibit at the Biblical Life Institute in Sarver, Pennsylvania. According to the museum’s website, this small fragment of parchment…
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Continue reading →: Lincoln Highway MuralsStoystown Mural On the Lincoln Highway near Stoyston, PA in Somerset County (near the junction of Routes 30 and 219), artist Wayne Fettro from Central Pennsylvania painted this mural depicting Abraham Lincoln. Next to the President is a Conastoga Wagon with its driver and brakeman. The third picture in the…
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Continue reading →: Butler MuralsThe Walldogs descended upon Butler PA in 2016, painting several murals across the city in an event spanning several days. This group of wildly creative and highly skilled muralists come from all over the world to beautify various communities with ‘street art’ that is consistent with the historical significance of…
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Continue reading →: Ebenezer Covered BridgeLocated in Mingo Creek County Park in Washington County, the Ebenezer Covered Bridge originally crossed Maple Creek at Ginger Hill. It was moved to it’s current location in 1977 during the construction of I-70 and placed on the abutments of an earlier bridge. This covered bridge is 32 feet long…
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Continue reading →: Abandoned Pennsylvania TurnpikeIn order to improve traffic flow, a 13-mile section of the PA Turnpike was re-routed in 1968, leaving an apocalyptic-looking landscape just outside of Breezewood. The abandoned roadway is mostly open to walkers, bikers, hikers and explorers. Rays Hill Tunnel, along the abandoned stretch, is 0.67 miles long and was…
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Continue reading →: Have This Attitude
Paul implores his readers in this passage to strive after one fundamental thing. He wants them on the same page, being unified in this one specific purpose: being Christlike. Being like Christ has many aspects to it. It certainly includes the things I do (my behavior), but it’s also who…
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Continue reading →: Worthy Conduct
The phase in this passage ‘conduct yourself’ in a general sense means to do everything in your power to be a good citizen. It’s root word comes from the word that we get ‘politics’. Paul’s readers would get what he’s saying: do individually what is necessary for the good of…
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Continue reading →: Corona Virus – Business Opening
Signs of economic life as the virus curve flattens. Hopefully all the small businesses get back on their feet quickly. They are all essential!
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Continue reading →: Corona Virus – Masks
Where is your mask? Suddenly, the ‘my body, my choice’ thing isn’t really a thing anymore apparently. This photo was from a store that you’d want to wear a mask into on a regular day. I walked into Walmart tonight to buy a toilet seat, of all things. A necessary…
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Continue reading →: Corona Virus – Shopping Requirements
Supposedly, starting Monday, face masks will be a requirement to enter the stores in Pennsylvania. Someone is actually going to tell me what should be on my body so I can buy groceries? Should we cut to the chase and just get the 666 on our foreheads now?
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Continue reading →: Corona Virus – Park Closures
There are still closure signs everywhere. Alameda Park in Butler PA has been closed for weeks. There are still very few people out, but that makes perfect sense because where would they go? Our nannies have told us what is best. Stay home. Work remotely. Be afraid. Lock the doors. Wear…
This site is a collection of my commentary on theology, current events, and everyday blue collar life. My primary purpose is to share my own personal studies in the Scriptures and to show how the Bible has been changing my life. The content here is meant to be an encouragement to my brothers and sisters in Christ: to view everything through the lens of God’s Word, for the Scriptures are what shapes our thinking and governs our behavior.
Establish my footsteps in Your Word ~ Psalm 119:133 