Twice a day from Monday to Friday from first grade to eighth grade I rode school buses and I heard a lot of nonsense. One remark that still stands out in my mind came from a nerdy little kid proclaiming that his father knew everything....
When I was a little guy I often found sermons to be tedious and very long. Occasionally I would fill the time by paging through the hymnal which contains almost 700 songs. I wondered how long it would take to sing all of them and...
On April first we had a substantial snowstorm. (Not an April Fool’s joke.) It was very wet and heavy; great for making a snowman. I have to get the snow off the roof of our SUV before I can drive it. If I don’t remove...
My class this morning was moved to a classroom containing a real human skeleton. While waiting for all my students to arrive I tried to remember the names of all the bones. I haven’t done that since high school biology class. I need to bone...
Current research in the field of child development posits that the most important foundational thing a baby learns is trust. Can they trust their caregivers to be nurturing and to respond to their needs? Can they trust older siblings? Trust is the basis of every...
There truly is a lot of fake news and most of it circulates on Facebook. It seems the more outrageous the story the faster people pass it on. It was said that President Trump gave Germany’s Angela Merkel a multi-billion dollar invoice for past NATO...
I witnessed an argument between two earnest souls. One had taken the position that Jesus miraculously, creatively produced more bread and fish at the feeding of the 5000. The other took the position that the miracle was the opening of the hearts of those present...
It’s spring and the goldfinches are turning their lovely canary yellow. It’s fascinating to note the different stages of maturity at our bird feeder. One or two are bright yellow while some are still gray. Others show various shades of transition. I have always been fascinated...
I have a friend who lives in Africa. On occasion we send him funds from Spring of Life to help with various projects. Sometimes I am a bit amused and a tad offended by him. When he needs something he begins his email with...
U. S. News and World Report has proclaimed Massachusetts to be the best state in which to live because of health care, infrastructure, etc. Apparently the people at U. S. News and World Report have never tried to contact the Massachusetts Registration of Motor Vehicles. ...