Smokers Without Shame

While stopped at a traffic light on a busy highway exit, I noticed what look like a slight blanket of snow on the shoulder of the road. A closer look, however, revealed hundreds, if not thousands, of cigarette butts. In the car ahead of me, the window was rolled down...

A Time for Traveling Light

The biblical account of the exodus of the Israelites from the bondage of the Egyptians provides a most interesting survival technique that may be appropriate for modern-day America. The clue is found in the book of Exodus, verse 39 of chapter 12: “They baked...

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas

It appears that Christianity’s monopoly of the national holiday known as Christmas is being challenged, and many of us don’t like it. In recent weeks, groups across America have been organized to “fight” what is considered a growing...

Finding a Reason For Giving Thanks Worth It

Although most shopping malls are already decorated for the holiday season, which traditionally begins Thanksgiving weekend, finding something for which to be thankful is a task for many. The death of my eldest brother last week has cast a pale of sadness on the...

Sorting Through Competing Calamities

Hurricanes, famine, earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes: Every time we pick up the newspaper or turn on the television or radio, it seems there is yet another calamity somewhere in the world. The presence of Hurricane Ivan is a perfect example. Even before Ivan hit the...