Every Presidential inauguration is always followed by multiple inaugural balls--sometimes as many as a dozen or more. Celebrating is important to us. Yet it doesn't seem to be merely a human activity. In Luke 15 Jesus regales us with stories of redemption and lifts...
The New England forests are decorated with vernal pools laden with choirs of frogs that fill the night air with songs of romance. As spring wanes and summer makes her entrance the pools will vanish along with the spring flowers nourished by their water. Each...
With the windows rolled down I stopped at an intersection. The magnificent sweet smell of freshly mown hay filled the car. As I waited for a lull in the traffic so I could pull out I heard the lovely call of a cricket. I reached...
I wish Solomon had been with me this afternoon. I went to Barnes and Noble. If Solomon thought the world was full of books in 1000 B.C., (See Eccl. 12:12) he would have had a cardiac arrest this afternoon. They are stocked for the holidays...
Hot, humid, steamy and sweaty are just a few of the words to describe today. It was one of those days you stick to everything you touch. As the sun set this evening it was huge and bright reddish-orange as it lowered into the summer...
While filling out a form at the DMV this week I was sitting on a bench beside a lady who appeared to be a bit older than I. (All of them are older than I.) I particularly noticed this one because she was muttering fairly...
It was 7:54 A.M. Thursday morning and I had an 8:00 appointment at Clinton Middle School. When I pulled up something seemed wrong. There wasn't enough activity. Children should have been moving. The parking area should been a beehive of activity. Turning off the car...
One of the worst things that can happen to a charity is a cure for the disease for which they are raising money. If a truly effective cure for cancer were found all the executives who work for the American Cancer Society would be hard...
Today I reminded my students that the semester is over in two weeks. I received a rousing cheer. Other than the fact that I wanted them to groan because they would no longer hear my splendid lectures, I remembered being a student and thinking the...
My students come from places I could not imagine. They have done and seen things I wish never to see or hear of. Today after class one of my students lingered. I try to take note and not hurry out lest I miss someone who...