So I figured I would get a Christmas haircut just in case people wanted to take pictures around the tree. I went early to the barbershop – 8:15. But there were already four really old guys there, one in the chair and three waiting. While...
One of the disadvantages of aging is the closing of doors and the growing limits on possibilities. Lessened physical prowess and the restrictions of remaining years squelch dreams and ambitions. When I was young I dreamed dreams of adventure and accomplishments. Now that youth is...
Most likely everyone has a box filled with useless things that we cannot throw away. Usually they are the fragments of one’s childhood or of our children’s childhood. Artwork from first grade, father’s day cards, cheap souvenirs from a family trip, golf score cards, kissing...
Anyone who owns a car has at least one time gotten in and turned the key only to hear a click. It’s a sickening sound. Most of us who are optimistic turn the key again only to rehear the click. And if we have really...
I grew up in a culture that rarely read the Bible in context. Instead we pieced together ideas by taking a text from here and a text from there. Unfortunately this often leads one to believe they know much about the Bible when they do...
I just had a fascinating conversation where the other person said, “My father taught me to take a stand. Something is either right or wrong. There is no middle ground. If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.” “But,” I said, “what...
In the musical “The Music Man” there is a wonderful song called, “The Wells Fargo Wagon.” The words are “The Wells Fargo wagon is a-comin down the street. Oh, please let it be for me. I wish – I wish I knew what it could...
In my human development class I start my lectures talking about prenatal development and end the semester talking about nursing homes and hospice care. I am sure to point out to my young students that they can be very smart and well informed but they...
This weekend I heard someone say, “The reason I come to church is to increase my chances of being saved.” I wanted to cry. This came from the mouth of a regular church goer. Then I wanted to scream. What are we doing wrong? What...
When my students give me excuses for late papers I have no idea if they are telling the truth. Since I am employed to be a teacher and not a judge I choose to believe them. I’m sure that many walk away thinking I am...