Last night on the finale of "America's Got Talent" an unemployed, singing, chicken catcher from Kentucky, who talks out of the side of his mouth and makes facial movements as if he had a chaw of tobacco, won the one million dollar prize. His gift...
Surely God laughs at and with us. He made us in His image and laughter is a big part of the joy of living. We had supper tonight with friends, one of which is an authority on the value of antique cars. He expressed the...
Do you ever feel like grousing? Every once in a while it feels good to complain about something. Pollyanna can stay in the next room while we just vent. We don't want anyone saying, "Now, now." Well, I am in one of those moods. I...
After years of doing Sudoku puzzles I have finally, finally advanced to the level past "hard" to "evil." Now I realize that most of you are thinking, "Duh, why did it take you so long? I did it in a week or a month at...
One of life's joys is eating with good friends. This evening we experienced such a joy. It was at an Italian restaurant and I was puzzled that I could not see any lasagna listed on the menu. Carefully I read the menu three times and...
One of the side effects of scientific discovery is God's reputation continues to improve. Throughout the ages, much to Lucifer's delight, God got blamed for every bad thing that happened. He was blamed for plagues. He was blamed for earthquakes and tornadoes. These days we...
Last week after breaking my camera I replaced it with a good brand name camera. I wanted to take great pictures on my fishing expedition. Alas, good names can be deceiving. The pictures were not as good as those my old camera took. So today...
It was not long after God made man in His image that man started to make God into his image. Little by little the true character of the Creator God took on the fickleness, selfishness, and meanness of those who assembled to worship. Our proclivity...
For most of us, the older we get the more acquaintances we acquire. However, the reverse seems true for those we would consider to be real friends. Really old people tend to have small funerals while teenagers usually have huge funerals. It becomes easier and...
Recently one of my students said to me, "We can't change the future. What will be will be." Excuse me but nothing could be more wrong. He could change his future by dropping out of college. That will almost certainly change his income for the...