Days come when I wake up, survey the choices that face me about some situation, and say, “There are no good choices in this!” How does one choose from options that range from unpleasant, to bad, and worse? Thankfully, I… Continue reading

They were “Verizon” men! Their folders were emblazoned with the company’s logo. Their dark suits were conservative, their white shirts starched, their ties knotted perfectly. When they spoke, it was with a practiced courtesy. The two young men in the… Continue reading

“God if You will get me out of this mess, I promise I’ll give You …” Have you ever prayed like that? Every person alive, at one time or another, has attempted to bargain with God! The more desperate the… Continue reading

The caller to the well-known talk radio host began to rail on drug users basically saying they were useless human wrecks! I waited to see how the host would respond, knowing full well that just a few years ago he… Continue reading

The financial picture on Wall St. is turning darker by the day, so it seems. In the last month, the Dow indicator is down by just over 8%- from an all time high of 14,000 in July. Is this just… Continue reading

The book of the Revelation which closes the Bible defies easy understanding. My reaction to the amazingly terrifying images in its chapters has alternately been fascination and repulsion over the years. John wrote it in symbol and code, packing the… Continue reading

Yesterday, at the end of a tour of the battlefields at Gettysburg, PA, where the bloodiest battles of the Civil War were fought in 1863, I found myself with tears in my eyes, thinking not of the strategies of generals… Continue reading

In a long discussion with a person of long association with churches, there was no mistaking his true desire to know God. The paradox was that this man, despite living religiously for most of his adult life, had no knowledge… Continue reading

The church pays over $1000 each month to an insurance company which gives us, in return, a promise to reduce our liability if one of our a buildings is damaged by fire or if we are sued by someone injured… Continue reading

The little cartoon sailor, Popeye, was an unassuming guy who faced the villains, particularly Bluto, that desired his destruction, or at least his girl, Olive Oyl! At the moment that all seemed lost he managed to defeat his foes by… Continue reading