Did you hear about the man who was siphoning gasoline from a random motor home parked on a Seattle side street? The vehicle owner had spotted his would-be thief and promptly called the police. However, this owner chose not to press charges because the hopeful gas smuggler didn’t get any; at least, not of the … [Read more…]
I grew up on a block where all the neighbors got along splendidly. Lots of kids and we were always outside playing – except on Mrs. “X’s” lawn (name hidden to protect her reputation – and my life). Now she posted no signs that “advised”, “Keep off the grass” or “No Trespassing”; but none were … [Read more…]
What do the names Dylan Klebold, Seung-Hui Cho, James Holmes, Adam Lanza, Dylann Roof,Syed Farook, and most recently, Omar Mateen all have in common? They’re all mass murderers. How sad that each one of these obscure young men has become a household name b/c they purposefully conducted their own purge of society! They wiped out a horde of people they didn’t even know. We recoil at the horror at what they’ve done. Surviving family members are forever … [Read more…]
Here’s for 7/17 for the sermon: “Honor Dad and Mom” If I had only known, I could be a rich man today. “How so?” Because I could’ve done what another redheaded boy is currently doing. Now just so you make the connection, I was born a redhead and remained such until time that the salt … [Read more…]
It was a late summer Sunday afternoon in 1961 and my parents had driven into downtown Philadelphia to witness the 137th Billy Graham Crusade. I was 7 at the time, and the poster child of what later became known as AD/HD. I certainly didn’t know this then, but I was told that most Philly doctors … [Read more…]
