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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…
TRC. I want to begin my return from Oxford with a positive story that brought tears to my eyes. The story was a prominent part of modern history but somehow I missed it. Only recently did I become aware of Read more…