As most of you know, the celebration of the birth of Christ is a special holiday for Jeny and me. If you do not share our faith, we still extend our love and hope you have a joyous holiday. For many years we have sent a family update in our Read more…
As many of you know, one of my favorite verses in scripture is the question Jesus asked, “Why do you attend to the fleck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and ignore the plank in your own?” Last week I wrote of listening to people who had the courage to Read more…
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We continue to have much for which to be thankful. Samoan Vaccinations. The following are the facts as I know them. I became interested in the topic after reading an article in the December 2 issue of the New Yorker. If I am Read more…
I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. I know it is a little early for the specific day but it is never too early to be thankful. I also know many people celebrate the history of Thanksgiving. However, some people do not think we should celebrate that history because of the Read more…
Critical Thinking. Our youngest son Shane has been encouraging me to watch Sam Richards on video. Sam is a Penn State professor of sociology. He is well known for gatting people to think and for trying to get people to walk in other people’s shoes. He tries to get people Read more…
Holiday. Halloween is a controversial holiday. Some reject it because of the references to witches, devils and other evils. Some celebrate fantasy with princess or Superman costumes. Some go door to door trick or treating despite the danger of taking candy from strangers. Some hold trunk or treat events where Read more…
A New Low. I am trying to avoid politics. The following is my judgement about a specific behavior more than a political statement but I recognize some political implications are unavoidable. I was already disgusted that a 78-year-old man who wants to be the leader of our nation makes up Read more…
Journalism. During my trip to Wichita last week, a classmate asked me a very interesting question: “I wonder what they are teaching in journalism classes these days.” I replied I do not know but it is not the journalism of our youth. He and I have faith agreements and political Read more…
Helene. I am trying desperately to avoid writing about politics or war in the middle East. I wanted to avoid commenting about the political wrangling about hurricane response. The hurricane recovery is an enormous problem that will take years to recover. Mistakes will be made. Patience will be needed. I Read more…
Happy Rosh Hashanah to the Jewish community. Another Important Event in History. Last week I discussed a important lesson I learned about forgiveness in South Africa. This week I learned another important history lesson. I always assumed ending the cold war and the crumbling of the Berlin Wall was exclusively Read more…