Consider the context
As all considerate people know, if a server or clerk or anyone you have contact with acts rudely, we should keep in mind that we don’t know their circumstances or what stress or… Continue reading
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A nickel’s worth on immigration
For what it’s worth (2 cents?), I have a few things I’d like to add to the immigration debate currently raging. .01 Difficult, heartbreaking things are happening all over the place every day.… Continue reading
Touchdown Jesus
Here it comes. Wait for it…. First, I’d like to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Ugh. Now get on with how YOU and YOUR TEAM won the Super Bowl. What does… Continue reading
Imagine there’s no heaven…or Super Bowl
Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try. No hell below us . . . above us only sky. Imagine no heaven or hell, and no religion too. John Lennon said it’s… Continue reading
MAGA
There’s a familiar parable, of sorts, that goes like this: Imagine you’re walking home alone late at night and see six men approaching you. Would you be less fearful or concerned if you… Continue reading
It’s #1 for a reason
Many Christians like me were dismayed to hear John Lennon’s anti-religion anthem “Imagine” being sung at President Jimmy Carter’s funeral. Whose idea was that, I wondered. But apparently it was his favorite song,… Continue reading
Beauty full
I’ve always loved fireworks and am still in awe of the whole pyrotechnic thing. I love how they start out small and condensed, plain and unattractive in appearance, and end up huge and… Continue reading
We must believe the bad to experience the good
“I’ve got good news and bad news.” Oh, the fearful, suspended anticipation such an announcement tends to create in us. Will the good outweigh the bad, or will the bad totally ruin… Continue reading
Based on a true story
I don’t watch many films but when I choose to see one it’s likely because it depicts actual historical events – Apollo 13, Schindler’s List, Bridge of Spies, Hidden Figures. I don’t care… Continue reading
Logic makes me question, but also leads me to the answer
I can’t see him. I can’t hear him. I can’t touch him. Is it surprising that I might have some difficulty believing he exists? I’ve been a Christ follower for more than 37… Continue reading
A 4 letter word for Peace
Nobody likes to wait. I mean, I don’t think I need to do a survey to know that nobody likes to wait. But wait we must – for the coffee to be ready,… Continue reading
We owe God this day
A national day set aside for remembering is becoming the almost forgotten holiday. But I guess when you’re almost 250 years old dementia is bound to set in. The Christmas season now starts… Continue reading
Misplaced mercy?
Our soon to be border czar has a very tough job ahead of him, made even tougher by misplaced mercy. Former ICE director Tom Homan has been charged by President-elect Trump with the… Continue reading
We do not need a woman president. Stop it. Just stop it.
Now that two female candidates for president have gone down to defeat, feminists (women and men) are charging all who didn’t vote for them with misogyny, and resolving to get a woman in… Continue reading
Why Trump
Gonna’ try and make this quick. Why I already voted for Donald Trump: Policies. The Republican Party platform best aligns with my values. The Democrat platform opposes them. On life, immigration, the economy,… Continue reading