When I was being discharged from the hospital back in 2011, following my quadruple by-pass surgery, the doctors placed a tall cup of MiraLAX on my bedside table. They did so in response to my request for the obvious. Meantime, my wife, Mari had been out of the room. When she reentered and saw my … [Read more…]
What do the couplets of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, Al Capone and Bugs Moran, and the Hatfield’s and the McCoy’s all share in common? They’re bitter enemies, with a whole lot of blood staining their landscapes. What’s an enemy? According to your basic dictionary definition, it’s more than a simple dislike. Sure, we could … [Read more…]
We live in a litigious society. Why? Because it works – meaning, because it pays. Even the most frivolous lawsuits can be disproportionately profitable; you can walk away with some soft-earned cash. One prison inmate, for example, sued the place of his incarceration because his orange jumpsuit offended his aesthetic sensibilities. No kidding. The case … [Read more…]
Update: We have power and will be open for service on Sunday, March 4th! Quite often Christians cite Hebrews 1:2a to affirm the authority of Christ for today, and how He is God’s Final Spokesman. If we believe this, we must also believe what is revealed in the prior verse, that God has spoken through … [Read more…]
Everybody knows what husbands ought to do for Valentine’s Day. We either wrap up a box of Godiva chocolates, or arrange a dozen roses, or wine and dine our sweetheart at her favorite restaurant. And really good husbands do all three. I’ll pick this up again later – I need to run to the florist … [Read more…]