I started to pose this question as my blog post today, but I realized if I got a “Pharisee” response I might get mad and I’m just not in the mood. (TheRead More…

Quote #1– “Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch,Read More…

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been harvesting. Gathering in. Not really harvesting in the gardening sense, because my vegetable garden was a little slim this year (alas), but figuratively. I’veRead More…

The news drives me crazy. So much of it is opinion. No wonder this is a called the “post-truth” era. Opinions are not the same as truth. People have been lining upRead More…

I’ve been reading Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States,” which is from the viewpoint of the “conquered,” the working class, etc. I’m currently taking a class on the historyRead More…

Yes, I’m shamelessly name-dropping in this post. The reason is that I have some very cool friends, like authors, musicians, and the like. Today I’ll highlight three of them. One is aRead More…

Hi everyone, Here’s another occasional entry from the book I’m writing called “The Journey: A Traveling Companion through the New Testament.” It’s from the book of Galatians. Enjoy. A number of yearsRead More…

There was this guy who was in a hurry, so he asked God for a close-in parking space as he pulled into the store parking lot. All of a sudden, someone pulledRead More…

We do lots of gardening, so I don’t mean to brag or anything, but we have our own composter. (I know, I’m prideful that way.) But you know me! I can createRead More…

Apart from the Rascal Flatts song by that name being the best-road-trip-tune-ever (do I hear an amen?), this is how I’m viewing life these days. I feel like I’m cruising down theRead More…