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Continue reading →: The Strand TheaterThe Strand Theater is a beautiful architectural accent piece to the quaint town of Zelienople PA. According to the theater’s website, it was built in 1914 by Italian immigrants Gioachino and Rosalia Sapienza. At first, the building was partially a fruit market and partially a small stage that featured silent…
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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…
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 