I am not a prude (defined as ‘a person of excessive modesty’) but I am outraged by the torrent of sexuality that has swept over our culture like a tsunami wave. I am not sure that young adults in America… Continue reading

I tuned into “Dateline” last night and saw another sad episode of “To catch a predator.” In case you have not watched, it is a show in which men who have engaged in explicit sexual online conversations with police officers… Continue reading

So, have you ever been offended? Silly question, right? Everybody gets mad at somebody, sometime. Wives make their husbands angry. Husbands leave the toilet seat up! Neighbors get angry and build fences. Nations make war. We human beings are offended… Continue reading

Did you know that many products are designed with a limited life cycle so that we will be forced to buy new? Microsoft, for example, after a few years no longer offers support to the older computer operating systems forcing… Continue reading

I’m currently reading a book titled, Collapse, How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. It is not a ‘Christian’ book. The author, Dr. Jared Diamond, does not address spiritual issues as a factor in a civilization’s success or failure. None… Continue reading

A sign outside of a church proclaimed: Tithe if you love Jesus. Anyone can honk! Yes, it’s a preacher’s idea of a joke. There is a lot of sentimental religiosity out there, people who get misty-eyed during prayer time on… Continue reading

Watching the President’s State of the Union address last night, I felt a kind of sadness for the man as he tries to lead our nation against the current of public opinion, in the face of stiff opposition. The weight… Continue reading

Do you read top ten lists? Here’s a serious one that I found on a blog by Tony Morgan, a minister and ‘strategy consultant.’ He writes about growth and about the necessity of change if our desire is to grow… Continue reading

Recently I read a story of a person who suffered terrible loss a quarter century ago in the tragic death of her young husband. There was no denying the awful sorrow, the terrible grief. To me, the greater tragedy was… Continue reading

Last night Bev and I got around to watching the first episode of “American Idol.” Having a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) is great. We watch what we want, when we want to, and zip through the commercial breaks. What an… Continue reading