December 21, 2010
Outlawing the celebration of Christmas sounds a little extreme, but it happened. The ban existed as law for only 22 years, but disapproval of Christmas celebration took many more years to change. In fact, it wasn’t until the mid-1800s that… Continue Reading…
December 20, 2010
This insighful article, by Ross Douthat, appeared in the New York Times. I found it particularly perceptive and recommend it for your enrichment as we approach the Christmas holiday. Christmas is hard for everyone. But it’s particularly hard for people who… Continue Reading…
December 7, 2010
Today was the 69th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It was a date that President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared would “live in infamy”. Indeed, the events of that day initiated a change of direction for the world… Continue Reading…
December 1, 2009
I recently read an historical novel about a stone mason/church builder during the latter part of the 11th Century and into the 12th. The English King, Henry II was an intelligent, interesting and able ruler. He is known for an… Continue Reading…
November 28, 2009
In this season of “thanksgiving” and at all times, it is worthwhile to remember that joy and happiness in life is the byproduct of thankfulness and praise. In the activity of thanks and praise we are brought face to face… Continue Reading…
November 27, 2009
I’m sure that this is not the first year that Black Friday has been as widely promoted as it seems to be. This is, however, the first year that I have been particularly annoyed by the profusion of “Black Friday”… Continue Reading…
October 21, 2009
Many people who are musically “in the know” regard Itzhak Perlman as the world’s finest violinist. Yet his violin playing isn’t the most noticeable feature about him. Perlman had polio as a child and it is a struggle just to… Continue Reading…
September 16, 2009
In a previous post (Sept 10 – “When Did We Lose It? And, How Do We Find it Again?”), I lamented the prevalence of a “low view” of God which plagues the Church and local churches today. I asked two… Continue Reading…
September 11, 2009
The freshly sliced bagel had just been inserted into the toaster when my wife, Linda, called me into the bedroom where she was dressing for work. “Look at this,” she said, “a plane has just crashed into the World Trade Tower… Continue Reading…
September 10, 2009
I’m currently engaged in a discussion which has touched upon the low view of God that is prevalent in so much of the Church in our day. It has been said, and I agree, that a key step to curing… Continue Reading…