Life not in a shell

September 14, 2006 | 1 comment

I’m going to conduct a funeral service today for a family in town whose patriarch passed on this weekend. In looking for words of comfort to assure my audience their beloved family member is still alive and well I thought

To do or to be?

September 14, 2006 | No comments yet

Trouble figuring out what to do today? Rick Warren, popular Christian preacher of Saddleback Church in California said it well in a recent interview.   When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed

"Peace begins with a smile"

September 13, 2006 | 2 comments

Mother Teresa said it, “Peace begins with a smile.” Think how much faster peace would come to the world if we approached everyone we met with a beaming glow of love! Peace not only to the world, but to our

Is bigger better?

September 12, 2006 | No comments yet

I just read the article, “We are what we eat,” by William Saletan in The Washington Post National Weekly, (which I can’t find on the Internet) that says “…thanks to low-cost high-fat food, obesity has become a global condition.” He

Making a difference through art

September 11, 2006 | No comments yet

Alex Cook is a muralist, sculptor, poet, musician, and storyteller who lives what he loves. Living in the Boston area, he works as a multi-talented artist and helps other budding artists aspire to their artistic desires too. Check out some