Over 50 people were murdered last weekend in Chicago. Today over a hundred children were sexually molested and beaten. In the last 24 hours several mothers died from cancer leaving small children behind. Today a child was playing with a gun found at home and...
One of my all-time favorite quotations is found in a biography of Jesus entitled The Desire of Ages. Jesus and his disciples are at sea when a horrific storm overwhelms them. Jesus is sleeping and his disciples, some of whom are experienced sailors, have lost...
We have just experienced the most perfect weather ever for a 4th of July. I am starting to believe that climate change is going to make me very rich. I see on the national weather map the horrendous heat and vicious storms resulting from the...
I passed a real estate sign today that read, “Home For Sale.” Really? Do the children come with the purchase? What about the dog? Or maybe Mom comes with the house as a bonus! Now if the sign read, “House For Sale” it would be...
His name was Joseph, the same as Jesus’ dad. I wonder if his friends called him Joe? His surname was Caiaphas and it was his misfortune to be the high priest the night Jesus was hauled in for trial. His father-in-law was Annas, an ex-high-priest...
What’s in your wallet? I can assure you what is not in my wallet – the American Express Centurion card. First of all you have to be invited. Next you have to pay a $7,500 initiation fee and then pay an annual fee of $2,500. ...
We have a super abundance of rabbits this summer. Each evening while walking the dog we are sure to see three or four. We probably miss seeing an equal amount because we have noticed the classic rabbit strategy for supposed safety. They freeze. Once they...
I gained twenty pounds today. Really. I am so depressed. Our bathroom scale broke so we bought a new one. When I stepped on it I found out I was twenty pounds heavier than I thought I was. This ranks up there with one of...
We have this marvelous banquet table under our birdfeeder. It is rare not to have company. Yesterday I was watching two rabbits, three chipmunks, two blue jays, one cardinal and four sparrows all on (not around) the table at the same time. Thinking that I...
Today we went to Bed Bath and Beyond shopping for a wedding present. I must confess after being involved with a hundred or more weddings through the years I am not very good at picking out good presents. I saw what I thought was a...