There’s more than one way to skin a cat. I have many arrows in my quiver. There are many roads but all lead to Rome. There are many strings on my bow. There’s the right way, the wrong way, and the Army way. We all have problems. Some are big and complex, some are small …
We’ve been robbed. Had our fun restricted, our pleasure censored, a wet blanket tossed over our joy. If it feels good, tastes good, looks good – it must be bad. A cursory examination of the world’s religions leads me to that same conclusion: we’ve been robbed. It’s kind of funny, actually ironic, that rules-based religions …
Love and marriage. Essentially that’s the bedrock of human society. Without it there is no propagation of the species, without that no new doctors, teachers, transmission mechanics. And, most important, there are no new tax payers to keep the machine turning. Of course, there’s a lot more to it than just the mechanics of reproduction. …
Way back in the early 1990s, with a house full of kids and us full of youthful optimism and energy, my wife and I put together a seminar for churches called Parenting on Purpose. Since we were in up to our necks in children, ages ranging from toddler to teen, it made sense to share …
In the age of chivalry a knight wore his coat of arms on his shield as an indicator of who he was and what he stood for. The coat of arms included symbolic graphics, such as a lion, a forest, a stream, a dragon or such. And it had embellishments to make it dramatic. Plus …
It’s been cold here in Tennessee lately. Real cold. When I hopped in my car to go to the store I welcomed the heated seats, a luxury that I had at first spurned when I got this car a year ago. It just seemed so silly to me, an almost hedonistic option. But not as …
Sigmund Freud coined the term “childhood amnesia” – the inability to remember anything before three years old. Most modern researchers concur that we remember little of our early years, and even the years before we turn seven are a bit sketchy. But I remember, in vivid picture, sound and feeling, the dust particles sparkling in …
A few years back I launched a huge back yard makeover project. I was determined to turn my dull back yard – which consisted of nothing more than grass – into an oasis for my wife and I to enjoy, as well as be a welcoming hangout for guests. While I contracted most of the …
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But …
In 2003 I was given a new lease on life with an aortic valve replacement. I still had a house full of kids and was relatively young (45) so, while I was genuinely appreciative of an extension of my life, I got back to living. I saw my kids graduate from high school, go to …
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