"Well, to be fair..." I cringed when I heard these words because I knew what followed was an attempt by the speaker to shut down the discussion. After all, everyone…
It seems we Southerners have an "old saying" for everything. When I was in Boston for seminary, a young man from another part of the country asked me "Barnabas, is…
I remember as a boy dreading recess at school. You see, I was a bit of a bookworm and not very athletic, and so when it came to being picked…
Sometimes you have to wonder why we so easily miss it. You know, the obvious stuff that, once we see it, we wonder how we missed it in the first…
As a former police officer, I remember well having to memorize the rules of the road so that I could ENFORCE the rules. Of course, all these laws were on…
It's Gift Giving Season! But that can be dangerous if you don't know WHY Giving is vital to your spiritual well-being! Listen to St. Poemen. "As far as you can,…
Why is it we humans struggle with understanding certain things about life, technology, relationships, politics, and the list goes on and on? Well, it's got everything to do with different…
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And they (whoever they are?) are right.
And that is both comforting and kind of scary when you think about it.…
It's amazing how powerful even a little light is when it's dark. A small, flickering flame can brighten a dark room, and, amazingly the darker the room, the more powerful…
The old Chinese curse says "May you live in interesting times." Call me old-fashioned, but I think now qualifies as "interesting times."
And when your life or my life is…