The only time I ever studied geography, as the devoted subject of a formal class, was in 8th grade. Memorization was easy and the class was boring. In my vast …
Coronavirus: Keep Churches Open
Folks today appreciate the saying of obvious things. In fact, folks today often need the saying of obvious things. So, to state the obvious, I’m no expert on pandemics and …
Education is Key?
What’s the key to making a society good, and just, and wise, and happy? Some answer as did this Greek fellow, Plato, in his Republic. They say, with him, “Education is …
Cliché Title, Something Like, “Tale of Two Cities”
In honor of National Atheists Day at the beginning of April, I drove from the Mexican border nearly all the way to Canada, stopping in Idaho’s panhandle, in Moscow, Idaho. …
The Unicorn, Never Caught with a Butterfly Net
Contentment. It’s not granted by the sun’s embrace, the mountains’ towers, the cavern’s diadems, or coast’s songs. You can find it while surrounded by Venezuelan trash and in a Chinese …
The Sorceress
You know the story well, right? The story of the sorceress? She would appear to knights new to her shores as the fairest of all maidens, skin soft and sweetly …
Pigs, Railroads, and Gideons
There was an old man my brother knew. Though he’s now gone to be with the Lord, he still features in morning stories. By the end of his life, the …
Christians Get Together, and We Argue Best
A new pursuit in my life is to actually obey the Ten Commandments, even the fourth one. My brother has been on the Law of God obedience train for a …
Smoking Kills
8-year-old: “What are you doing?” Me: “Smoking a pipe.” “What stood out to you from the sermon?” 8-year-old: “Jesus answered the Pharisee’s question.” Me: “What stood out to you about …