The insanity of hatred was on display in HD full color in stories reported from the war in Gaza and the scene of the Malaysian airliner shot down over the Ukraine. One man’s face is etched into my mind this… Continue reading

Several years ago, someone gave me a book by Jim Collins, with the title – Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t    “Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons… Continue reading

The world is trembling under the weight of fear and hatred. An airliner was shot down yesterday, most likely accidentally, in a civil war in Ukraine.  Israeli forces unleashed hell on Gaza last night once again.  A million refugees are… Continue reading

In the second half of the 20th century, a time of amazing prosperity, wealth was accumulated by a hard-working, thrifty generation.  These people were born during the Great Depression and experienced the trauma of the Second World War. After the… Continue reading

In June, 1953, after 16 months of preparation, Elizabeth II was crowned the Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.  In a ceremony rich with tradition, she took an oath to uphold the laws of the countries over which… Continue reading

Our pop culture presents Heaven has a kind of Earth without having to go to work, get sick, or deal with traffic!  No wonder so few of us are motivated by visions of it.  Paul speaks of our eternal home… Continue reading

Few things get under my skin more quickly than someone who enjoys the perks of their position a little too much. I once traveled to a conference to hear a well-known Christian pastor speak. When I saw him arrive in… Continue reading

“Later on today, we will go to Mackey’s for ice cream,” I promised the grandkids. Adelina, who is 4, held onto my words and every 30 minutes asked, “Papa, is it time?” When a thunderstorm blew in with pouring rain… Continue reading

“If I were in the ‘will of God’ these terrible things would not be happening to me.  Doesn’t He promise me that He has a wonderful plan, a hope and future?”  The person asking me those questions is an earnest… Continue reading

“Why do you even watch the news?” she asked.  “It’s so negative, such a downer.”  In many ways, she is right.  The worst of humanity, the most depraved behaviors, get all the attention. Nobody reports on the country that is… Continue reading