My wife and I decided to go to Denny's for breakfast this noon and play the "Who Went to Church Game." Fifty years ago this game was much easier because most of the men would be wearing a necktie, but that custom has waned making...
There’s a funny thing about humans. The kind of world we think is out there is the kind of world we see out there. One would think the latter would come first but quite to the contrary. We are the designers of our world. We...
We often hear people speak about having a sixth sense. There are things we know even though they are beyond our five sense’s capabilities. They are not empirical. We cannot weigh them or measure them in any manner. Yet they are real. No one would...
She was a contradiction, a walking irony. As she waited on me at the checkout counter I could not help but notice her lack of grooming which was accentuated by the title under her name: Beauty Consultant. She almost hurt my eyes. I looked around...
After years of watching I am still amazed at how long it takes my wife to get through the fresh fruit and vegetable section of our supermarket. If she sends me with a list I can quickly pick up the melon, the tomatoes, the potatoes...
I think I was about five years old the first time I heard Romans 10:13, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” It made a great impression on me. I recall associating it with a picture of Peter drowning...
Shocked again. Sunday I saw a man and woman with a small boy walk out of a Denny's without paying. What I saw today put spoiled icing on the rotten cake. Coming to a red light at a busy intersection I was watching young people with...
I spent considerable time this evening looking for my glasses. I scanned my desk where they were supposed to be. I went to my bedside table. I checked the bathroom and the kitchen. I tried retracing my steps from the time I came home from...
Some people call them résumés and some call them vitas. They are similar. Basically they are a brief account of somebody’s life. Usually they are put together in an effort to impress us into giving the author a job. Often they are amusing to read,...
While waiting for a waitress I watched a young man service one of those big glass boxes with a large claw that sells you a chance to snag a stuffed toy. I was intrigued that he did not just randomly toss in a new supply...