Monday Musings
2008 – 2021
A Commentary on Life
Every Monday, I write a “musing.” It is a brief commentary on life seen through the lens of the scriptures. The topics and observations reflect my wide area of interests. I might comment on sports or an historical event. I might reflect on parenting skills or muse about a biography I read. The themes will range from the mundane to the theologically important.
You can browse my most recent posts below or select a year from the archives at right.
Practice Makes Perfect
When the Beatles came to America in 1964, I was one of those screaming teenage girls greeting their arrival. I wasn't at the airport, but you should have heard me as they sang on the Ed Sullivan show. (Those of you under the age of 50 can just look...
Consoling One Another
Did you know that elephants not only recognize each other, but they also have specific ways to comfort one another? Apparently they do that comforting by some reassuring touches, some chirping noises and physically gathering around in a kind of...
Revive Us Again
I love hymns and I love the stories behind them. Books like Great Hymns and their Stories, Stories Behind the Hymns that Inspire America, A Hymn is Born and Hymns that Live adorn my bookshelves and bless my heart. The other day a friend sent along...
He Waited For Me
Since I work with children, it will come as no surprise that I enjoy children's stories. Peter Pan is one of my favorites. At one point when Peter is worried about losing his relationship with Tinker Bell, she assures him that they can always be...
Coins and Giving
A parking meter officer in Westchester, New York got arrested recently for stealing coins. It seems that over a 15-year period of time, he practiced the Kindergartener's approach to sharing: "one for you, one for me, one for you, one for me." The...
The Man Who Refused the Pardon
On one of his recent radio broadcasts, Pastor Skip Heitzig made a reference to a man who was condemned to die for his crimes, received a pardon but refused that pardon. I was intrigued so I went looking for some details. It seems that in December...
A Wearable Book
Students and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created an amazing new book. Using a combination of sensors implanted in a vest, the reader of this new book experiences various vibration patterns. As you read along, you...
You Don’t Have to Hide Food Anymore
My pastor, Mike Erre told a story yesterday that bears repeating. Apparently he has a friend who adopted a little boy. During their first few months of adjusting to each other, the parents noticed that the little boy was hiding food all around his...
“I Hate My Job”
The New York Post recent ran an article about an alcoholic court stenographer that went rogue. Daniel Kochanski created havoc on some major court cases causing various judges to have "reconstruction hearings" where witnesses tried to remember what...
You Know You Are a Narniac When_
I am a huge C. S. Lewis fan. My first encounter was through Mere Christianity; and then I "chewed" my way through The Screwtape Letters, Miracles and all the others. I think the only works I have not read are his science fiction trilogy. But my...
Sanctification From a Vending Machine
We definitely live in a world of instant gratification. We expect our needs (and most of our wants) to be satisfied immediately. No more wanting for anything, including food choices. The microwave oven sure helped us along that path, but now there...
An Astronaut on Strike Had the Right Idea
The astronaut William Reid Pogue died recently. Born in Oklahoma, he served as an Air Force pilot during the Korean War and then joined the Apollo project in 1966. He was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo 7, 11, and 14 missions....
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