by sworel | Dec 28, 2009 | 2009, featured, Musings
I am told that the celebration of New Years is the oldest of all holidays. It supposedly goes back to 4000 B.C. and ancient Babylon. And apparently the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions goes back to 153 B.C. when the head of the mythical king of Rome,...
by sworel | Dec 21, 2009 | 2009, Musings
One of the key characters in the biblical Christmas story is the father of John the Baptist, Zacharias. His wife, Elizabeth is the cousin of Mary and their story is told in Luke 1:5-80. Both of them had priestly heritage and are described as “…and they...
by sworel | Dec 15, 2009 | 2009, featured, Musings
A casual reader of the scriptures might think that the “wise men” (the Magi) first appear in our bibles in the account of the birth of Jesus. Truth is, some 600 years before the birth of Jesus, the prophet Daniel came to be known as the chief of the magi...
by sworel | Dec 7, 2009 | 2009, Musings
Someone sent me a story a week or two ago, and I would like to share it with you. A nine year old boy sits at a desk in a third grade classroom. All of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants is wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop...
by sworel | Nov 30, 2009 | 2009, featured, Musings
I am a sports nut. And for most of my life, I have giggled at an often repeated sports cliché that says, “winning isn’t everything, but it is way ahead of whatever is in second place.” When I played sports in high school (volleyball, basketball,...
by sworel | Nov 24, 2009 | 2009, featured, Musings
There is a funny commercial on the radio that leads into their message by quoting a dumb state or city law. I found them so intriguing that I looked up a web site of a whole bunch of other silly laws that are either outdated or just plan dumb. Let me share a few with...
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