Heavenly Victory

It’s been a while since I’ve had as satisfying an evening as watching Clemson decidedly triumph over Alabama, 44-16, in the national championship game.  And before my Alabama friends get their feelings bruised, let me explain why. First, there was the way...
Introducing the Young YOU!

Introducing the Young YOU!

Last week, I had the privilege of cleaning out my mother’s home of forty-five years.  The happy news is that she is still super healthy and living in Melbourne, Forida, equidistant between my two brothers.  Her home in Ft. Lauderdale (the one I was emptying) was...

Mollie

I’m sure many of you, like me, were devastated to hear news of Mollie Tibbet’s body being discovered in a rural corn field.  Mollie was a beautiful, vibrant young woman who should have been starting her sophomore year of college this fall. Her life took a tragic turn...
The Sound of Silence, Part 2

The Sound of Silence, Part 2

You really didn’t think that rant could be confined to a single post, did you?  I offer one more observation where public air space is concerned. During our spring break vacation, there was a family in our condo who could be identified by the volume of the kids’...
The Sound of Silence, Part 1

The Sound of Silence, Part 1

The other day, I was in a medical office waiting room.  On my left was a woman older than me with a cell phone featuring an old-fashioned ring (you know the one: DING-A-LING-A-LING-A-LING-A-LING…) Apparently, the woman has many more friends than I do, because her...
Faulty Preconceptions

Faulty Preconceptions

We were asked an interesting question in one of my Seminary classes this week:  “What biases or presuppositions do you bring into any encounter with others? How can we learn from others without interjecting our own interpretations into the process?” I readily admitted...