Month: December 2002

I tried to be philosophical. I tried to be pragmatic. I tried to tell myself it is the next season of life and quoted Ecclesiates 3:1, 3b and 6a “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven … a time to break down, a time to build up; … a…

The first Christmas, shepherds and kings hurried to a barn in an obscure village to see the promised Christ-child. Since then, the message He preached in actions and words, has frequently been corrupted by a few selfish, power-hungry persons. The most current revelations of the secret sins of a minority in leadership, threaten to drown…

No one saw Robin Hood and his Merry men robbing from the richly stocked shelves at the Wal-Mart Store in Sterling, Colo., and donating to the poor via the Toys for Tots box. But, the Sheriff of Nottingham – in the guise of store manager, Brad Barritt – was convinced it happened. He plucked everything…

My granddaughter gave me a hand drawn picture as I dashed off to work. It was one viewpoint of our Thanksgiving weekend: our house surrounded by overpowering bushes, a smiling sun beside a curly cloud blesses the worried looking, striped cat perched on the roof. From our two cats’ viewpoint, it was a good thing…

The concept of sexual abstinence is medically astute and morally supported by nearly every religion in the world, but it is not politically correct to talk about it. When the newest Miss America, Erika Harold, added it to her platform on youth violence, pageant officials were appalled. A sexual abstinence message did not fit their…