“And if not…”

There are many incredible stories of courage and character that leap off the pages of a history book. Recently I had reason to consider the details of the Battle of Dunkirk. During World War II, the Germans had cornered the British Expeditionary Force and the French...

The Possum and Ammo Can

Our theology affects how we view every experience in life. What we believe to be true about God paints our entire world and all aspects of our thinking. For example, if we believe God to be a wise old white haired grandfather who floats around the universe passing out...

Rembrandt’s Self-Portraits

How would you like to have such an exhaustive legacy that 400 years from now people know you and your work so well that they only refer to you by your first name? Well, there are some very famous artists/painters that are known that way. How about Michelangelo (...

Ruts in Our Lives

Perhaps you did not know it, but the U.S. Standard Railroad gauge, the span between the two rails, is exactly four feet, eight and one-half inches. Now, that is an odd number and you may wonder how it got to be that way. Well, it seems that it was English expatriates...

A Litany of Sadness

Today was just an average day in the life of a Christian school administrator. But as I was reflecting on the events of the past 24 hours, my heart was getting heavier by the minute. In one single day, I was made aware of a whole boat load of very discouraging news....

Permission to Eat

Apparently the latest rage at state fairs this summer is fried Kool-Aid! Charlie Boghosian is the self proclaimed inventor of this “fun food,” and he also claims to have invented the fried Oreo and sold over 2 million of them. These delicacies should be...