A few Christmases ago, my daughter and son-in-law decided to take a date night, which meant we had the distinct pleasure of having the grandchildren for an overnight stay. Being the doting grandparents we are, we decided to take them […]
While it is rare that this ever happens, there have been those who are so disquieted by something I preach or write that they come against me. I have been heckled, boycotted, protested against, and challenged in face-to-face confrontations. I’m […]
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first climber, along with his partner, Tenzing Norgay, to reach the top of Mount Everest. It happened on his third try. On Hillary’s second attempt, he not only failed to reach the summit, but his […]
According to spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle, Jesus taught that the key to planetary transformation is for people to awaken to their identity as “Being.” In his book A New Earth, Tolle writes, “Jesus speaks of the innermost I am, the […]
What nation has the weakest families? A few years ago I ran into some research that gave me the answer to my question. “The State of Our Unions “, an annual report put out by the National Marriage Project at […]
In 1989, Carlo Petrini started a movement known as “Slow Food”. The movement exists to counter the world’s ever-increasing dependence upon fast food. These preservative-laden, mass-produced meals are neither good for us, nor for our environment, argue Petrini and his […]
Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in their 40 years of working together. It began with a small misunderstanding and grew into a major difference. Eventually, […]
Some time ago, I posted something about God on Facebook. Within a few minutes a young pastor replied with a rather harsh rejection of my ideas. He was quite dismissive of my supposed wisdom and proceeded to tell me just […]
Scientists refer to the year 1905 as Albert Einstein’s “annus mirabilis”–his year of miracles. That year, he completed a whole series of important scientific papers, all within a few months of each other, the least of which included his theory […]
The United States of America turns 244 years old on July 4, 2020. That’s a long time for a nation to remain free. But, when you look at our history in the context of world history America is just a […]
