Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me “to recommend to the people of the United States… Read More »

The British luxury liner the RMS Queen Mary was launched in 1936, the largest ship ever to set sail at that time: 1019 feet in length, 81,200 tons, able to carry 2139 passengers and 1100 crew. It took three-and-a-half years to build at a cost of $17.5 million US dollars, equivalent to $335 million today.… Read More »

If you are someone who really, really likes Halloween, enjoys costume parties and thinks life without candy corn, miniature Milky Ways and orange and black lollipops is not worth living, allow me to explain briefly where Halloween came from. Believe it or not … Halloween was once a Christian event. In medieval times, on November… Read More »

As you may know, our church (and I) are pretty zealous in encouraging personal Bible reading and Bible study. Studies show it’s one of the most important indicators of spiritual growth. We believe the Bible is God’s written Word to us, given to instruct, encourage and admonish us, and most importantly to point us to… Read More »

Because several people asked, here is my attempt at a Top Ten list of my favorites. These are listed in loosely chronological order, not 10-9-8-7-etc. Hey, I narrowed it down to 10 … OK, 15. You try it. ******** “In My Life” – The prettiest, sweetest thing John ever wrote. If you cannot relate to… Read More »

Wow – thanks to all of you for all of your responses. I’ve written hundreds of blogs over the years, and the three I’ve written on Rock’n’Roll trivia have generated the most comments or are right there at the top of all of them. Good to know what my audience’s interests are. With that brief… Read More »

In case you missed it, which in the era of Facebook Almighty is increasingly hard to do – and I’m not even on FBA – I recently celebrated my 64th birthday. I’ve had in mind for quite some time to write this blog on that auspicious occasion, so here we go … before I forget… Read More »

(And cure a host of other evils as well.) “Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.” – G.K. Chesterton ******* Let’s start with a given: Everyone except for the very few dragons among us would like never again… Read More »

Note: Spring arrives Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 5:37 a.m. I know this, not because I’m just so doggone smart, nor just because I have an internet connection. I know this because the earth runs in a very orderly, predictable, lawful manner, so we are not left to guess at such things. And I submit… Read More »

To state the obvious, the past year was a dumpster fire … aboard a train wreck … hurtling over a cliff … into a school of Great White sharks. I am writing this on January 21, 2021, one year to the day since the first confirmed case of COVID-19, the virus that started in China… Read More »