He was our “Judas goat,” affectionately named for his job at the Scott Sheep Company. When I was a little boy I had to deal with that big billy goat that strutted proudly around Dad’s stockyard. He would lower his… Continue reading

American humorist and author, Mark Twain, reportedly said,  “It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.”   No fan of religion or Christianity, Twain despised the Church… Continue reading

Have you ever had to walk into a situation that you knew was going to be painful or difficult and chose to do it anyway?  When I read of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, I am astonished by the courage… Continue reading

We Americans are an interesting mix of ideals. On one hand we are fiercely independent. We like a wide array of choices and rebel against being pushed into a place where we must do what we are told. Yet, we… Continue reading

CoffeeBreak today bring you words written by Rev. Stephen Lewis, Pastor of Knowlton Presbyterian Church. He carries us to the foot of Jesus’ cross where we hear our Lord singing a lament of David. These words moved me deeply as… Continue reading

Bev and I played a little game often when we walked outdoors or sat on our deck. She  would point at the clouds in the sky and ‘see’ some form or shape in them.  “Hon, can you see that?” I… Continue reading

  Friends who are staying with me like to watch “The Voice,” a competition that looks for people who are talented, who have the potential to make it as an entertainer.  Drawn in, I watch with interest as men and… Continue reading

National security depends on closely held information that is entrusted to a relatively small number of people in the government.  Those who work at high levels are granted ‘clearance’ after background checks that determine their trustworthiness.  I am sure that… Continue reading

Outrage is the way we do our public dialogue these days. Right, Left, Conservative, Progressive … we are all shouting, offended, taking no prisoners!   The national election was a reaction of outrage.  The backlash to that primal scream is more… Continue reading

Last night as they were leaving our Bible Study, a couple told me that they were responding to a call from a friend who just notified them of a death in family.  As they explained the need they were facing,… Continue reading