This time of year you see all sorts of year end shows that try to wrap up the year’s events. Barbara Walters comes to mind, as does Time’s Person of the Year. (I believe that this year it will be Pope Francis.) I recently received an email from a dear … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure II
Back in 1989, one of Keanu Reeves first movies came out. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure was about two fairly dumb high school kids that travel back in time via a telephone booth (what’s that?) to gather characters from the past for a school history presentation. (Oh, mindless ‘80’s entertainment, … Continue reading
None of us is an ‘only-child’
I have never been an ‘only-child’. I was in the middle of five kids. There are many of you that may be the only- child, or were the only-child up until your parents brought home that younger sibling(s), and then had things change dramatically. No longer were you the center … Continue reading
Broken hearts and such…
Romantically, I was a late bloomer. It wasn’t until my freshman year in college that I had a serious relationship with a girl, let’s call her Mindy. Mindy was about a year younger than me and we dated for about four years as I went through college. It was my … Continue reading
Things aren’t as bad as they seem
If you are around my age (55+) you probably remember a movie musical from the sixties called ‘Bye, Bye, Birdie’. A satire about the rise of rock n’ roll in the US and the super popularity of its stars like Elvis. There is a song in it, titled, ‘What’s the … Continue reading
Today’s Reading….
If you do any type of scriptural reading or spend any time studying the Bible, you will come to see a very distinct difference in the character of God in the Old and New Testament. Although there are very often very strong links that bind the two, the God of … Continue reading
Take Two
I got to thinking about how our lives are played out – like a movie or play – the various acts, scenes, dialogues, etc. If it was you who had to write the screenplay of your life you would probably break it into acts: First – early childhood, then adolescence, … Continue reading
When I die…
A father of a friend of mine passed away very recently. I had the privilege of attending the service celebrating his life. It got me to think about my own mortal life. And possibly what might be said of it. And, of course, what the thoughts of those I would … Continue reading