We live in a world that is so big that people can get lost in it. My wife was reading a story to me about an American pilot shot down over France during the second world war. Neither the U.S. Government nor his family knew what had become of him until long after that war…
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On Things Change
Last night I was watching a mystery, a real live murder mystery on television, how a husband was accused of murdering his wife. They had a two year old boy and his wife was 4 months pregnant with their second child at the time he murdered her. Pictures were shown of their wedding and early…
On Symbolism
Symbolism is so common a practice in our world that most of us have and use symbols without even being aware of them. I watch a TV show called the ‘American Pickers’ every once in a while, where two people travel around the country looking for people they call collectors. These collectors have collected stuff…
On “How Great Thou Art”
My youngest son and his sweet wife live across the country from us and they arrange to come home to visit as often as they can; in the meantime we converse via phone or email. As his father, my writing to he and his wife, I sometimes include spiritual thoughts. This one Sunday before church…
An Organization that has Done a Lot of Good
Both my wife’s father and my father were alcoholics at one time in their lives. It is a difficult thing to watch a person you love struggle with an addiction such as that. They both grew up during the age of ‘prohibition’. An exciting time between law enforcement and the cunning of men to meet…
On Separating the Things of Earth From the Things of Heaven
I remember a story (joke) I heard many years ago. “It seems there was a very rich man who had been diagnosed with a terminal disease. As he lay on his bed close to death he called for his wife. He instructed her to go down to the bank and withdraw all of his money…
On And I Say to Myself
Louis Armstrong was a trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist, film star and comedian. He was considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history. He is known for songs like “Star Dust,” “La Vie En Rose” and “What a Wonderful World.” That was the one that I loved, “What a Wonderful World.” …
On Rearing Children
Rearing or raising children is not an easy task for any couple let alone a single parent. My wife and I raised six healthy and caring children, not to say there were no problems. I rather doubt that any couple raising six children could say they did so without any problems or serious concerns. If…
On Seeing Things As Others See Them
We all see things through our own tinted lenses. We can’t change that but if we are aware of it, we can make adjustments by virtue of our knowledge base. The following story is a demonstration of that: “A black man entered a restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona and notices a picture hanging on the wall…
On Women’s Rights?
The story went like this, “Abortion on Demand w/o Apology. My wife and I were driving by as they stood outside the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Pittsburgh. “Look,” I said to my wife, “those are the so-called ‘escorts.’ They lead young women into the abortion clinic. Look at their smiles as they do their job.”…