Monthly Archives: April 2017

You’ve probably heard about how to tell an optimist from a pessimist.  The OPTIMIST views the glass as half-full, while the PESSIMIST views the glass as half-empty.   It’s fun to think about how others would view the glass.  Here … Continue reading →

“Without equivocation or hesitation I fully and completely admit that I deny the resurrection of Christ. This is something that anyone who knows me could tell you, and I am not afraid to say it publicly, no matter what some … Continue reading →

Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said that peace is the opposite of security. Wow. What a statement! I might say it’s not the same, but to say it is the opposite…. That certainly gives one pause to think. Yet, he prefaces that … Continue reading →

 Imagine sitting in a comfy armchair reading a book about flying an airplane. When you’ve finished reading the book, you are in exactly the same place. You haven’t flown anywhere. The same thing can happen reading the Bible. A person … Continue reading →

I have traveled by automobile over much of this country.   I have always been intrigued with the little description of the states.  The one I have always liked is Missouri’s “Show Me.”  I was reminded of this on Sunday … Continue reading →

Okay, confession: my daughter Amy got me hooked on the whole “Twilight” saga. You know, another book series turned into movie series, about high school girl Bella’s falling in love with a vampire, yet also having strong feelings for a … Continue reading →

Behind my Grampa’s house was an old shed. On the floor were pots – piles of terra cotta clay pots in all sizes. They were mostly old, dirty, and crusted with a layer of white mineral salts. Some had chips; … Continue reading →

 When Paulette and I recently went out for pizza, there was a couple together with their daughter seated in a booth across the room from us. They received their food before us, and about half-way through our meal I looked … Continue reading →

The Resurrection. Did it really happen? Is it a metaphor? What actually took place back then? You would think we would hear more about the Resurrection. Really, compare the Christmas build up to Easter. If there’s no Resurrection, there’s no … Continue reading →

Sunday we celebrated Easter.  Monday I read these words written by Martin Luther King, Jr. in “A Testament of Hope” describing the struggle the black community of Montgomery endured striving for justice and equality: We can remember days when unfavorable court … Continue reading →