What was I thinking?!?
When I think back at all the foolish, and even dangerous things I have done in the past I have to question my common sense (or sometimes my sanity). Then there are the politically correct things that...
View ArticleLost in a Dream Come True
The old Yiddish proverb translates as “Man plans, God laughs.” Equally old is the statement by the Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius, “Live not one’s life as though one had a thousand years, but live...
View ArticleThe Great Vowel Debate
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. (II Timothy 2:23) Inn 325, one of the biggest theological battles in the history of...
View ArticleThe Perils of Paul(ine)
The Perils of Pauline was a 1914 American film serial shown in weekly installments, featuring Pearl White as the title character. As the old-fashioned damsel in distress, Pauline was menaced by...
View ArticleThe Back Side of Nowhere
Last week was my 100th blog entry. It certainly doesn’t seem that long. Nest week my wife and I will be celebrating our 43rd anniversary. That time seems even shorter. Yet there have been tough...
View ArticleMonkey See, Monkey Do
“But, Mom, everyone is doing it.” I don’t know how many times I tried to use this excuse to try to convince to convince her that what I was asking to do was what everyone else was doing. Of course,...
View ArticleThe Big Bang Theory
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” is one of those quirky philosophical thoughts that raise questions regarding observation and knowledge of reality....
View ArticleAnd that’s the rest of the story (Paul Harvey)
I recently came across a short essay by Paul Harvey, conservative American radio broadcaster for the ABC Radio Networks. He broadcast News and Comment on weekday mornings and mid-days, and at noon on...
View ArticleA Nice Place to Visit
When I was a kid my dad would take the family to Logan airport. We’d park on the upper open-air parking area and just watch the jets fly in and fly out. He also took us to the railroads depots there,...
View ArticleWith a Song in my Heart
Speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord. (Ephesians 5:19) I love to whistle. I do it a lot, often with out even...
View ArticleA Battleground, Not a Playground
When God created the heavens the earth, He meant it to be the perfect place for man to live. Global warming did not exist. There were no holes in the ozone, no earthquakes, no volcanoes, no...
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