An Important Relationship. Our minister was on vacation and asked me to preach last Sunday. I am always honored by the requested and enjoy it for several reasons. A major reason is — I always gain from developing a sermon. Sometimes I learn something new. Sometimes I am reminded about Read more…
Worthwhile Goals. For Christmas I was given a book by David Brooks. The title is How to Know a Person. David is a well-known writer and conservative columnist for the New York Times. Please note — conservative and New York Times is not an oxymoron. The book is well-written and Read more…
Hopeful treatment for Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease. I watched 60 Minutes on Sunday. The first segment was about the problems with commercial real estate, particularly in New York City. You can skip that segment unless your retirement has something to do with New York commercial real estate. Mine does Read more…
Nairobi, Kenya David Kimani: Third and Final Segment. In the interest of full disclosure –- a warning — the final segment does not have a happy ending. David was recruited to South Alabama by an assistant coach. The summer after David’s highly successful freshman year at South Alabama, the coach Read more…
David Kimani Lesson Two. Last week I wrote how my experience with David Kimani humbled me. Today I want to share a second very important experience I had with David during our Thanksgiving together. After we had had dinner, driven the car and shared lives, Stuart, the white South African, Read more…
David Kimani was an extraordinary athlete and person. I only spent one full day with him, but the day provided special moments in my life. In the fall of 1999 David arrived on the campus of the University of South Alabama from the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. He arrived after Read more…
I hope every reader has a great holiday season. I pray Christians have a meaningful birthday celebration. The blog is brief because in addition to gifts, letters and cooking, we are traveling and spending extended time with family. I wish everyone good health and safety. My heart goes out in Read more…
Holiday Greeting. Hanukkah began on December 7 and will end tomorrow the 15th. The celebration seems more important this year in light of the war in Israel. I wish all of my Jewish friends a Happy Hanukkah and freedom from persecution. Another Birthday. Since I last wrote you, I turned Read more…
Charlie White M.D. Recently, readers of this blog have made several excellent recommendations of books to read. I am in the process of reading and sharing my thoughts on those books. I am currently reading “The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the remarkable American life of a 109-year-old man.” David Read more…
The blog today involves my attempt to have correct information about two important areas — unauthorized immigrants and the Israel-Hamas war. I see the situations as complex and I want to clear and careful in my understanding of the issues.. I know several of you have information I do not Read more…