It has been 37 years since a horse has won the Triple Crown of racing. This weekend American Pharoah’s name will be added to the list of the all time great horses. He did it and it is indeed a rare and noteworthy event. However,...
I had a student who professed he had little faith in anything. According to him he was a practical man who had to personally experience things. He seemed puzzled when I asked him to explain the difference between a one dollar bill and a twenty...
A dream of some scientists is to bring back (de-extinct) the passenger pigeon by injecting band-tailed pigeon embryos with primordially edited germ cells. De-extinction is a fascinating idea with overt shades of Jurassic Park. In regards to man God has long held a de-extinction program....
As the recycle truck rolled down the hill the thought hit my friend. Her fanny pack was in that truck. That wouldn’t be so bad except for what was in the fanny pack. Her passport, her wallet, her credit cards, her driver’s license were on...
One evening, many years ago on a Wednesday night after prayer meeting, I was leaving to drive all night from Des Moines to central Wisconsin. As I was locking up the church one of my friends said, “Let’s pray for your safety.” And so he...
If your church has a school or is affiliated with another church that has a school please do not weary hearing offering appeals for Christian Education. Over and over we hear calls for funds for evangelism and never bat an eye. After all isn’t that...
If you need a new car and are thinking about a Toyota you better hurry because Toyota Days are over next week. But if you are busy and just can’t make it this week don’t panic because next week Toyota’s Block Busting Summer Sale begins. ...
I used to think that Salvador Dali’s drooping, melting clocks were just the machinations of a deranged mind. Time was a static, sequential, consistent linear flow of events with attached numbers. Time could be plotted out by stories followed by more stories of human events. ...
Today I learned in 2009 one could buy a ticket for $1,868 for the opportunity to meet and shake hands with Beyonce. While not trying to be disrespectful I would not bother paying $1.86. It is a matter of priorities. Do you remember the woman...
A small ice cream cone at our local Dairy Queen costs $2.79. The same size cone at Burger King and McDonalds cost $1.00. And not only does it taste as good maybe it’s just a bit better or is that psychological because it is such...