March 3, 2009 | 4 comments
As I walked down our long driveway to get the newspaper this morning, I thought, “I wonder what is happening in the world today?” With steep stock market declines, bank failures, shrinking GDPs around the world, war in the Far
February 27, 2009 | 5 comments
I’ve been studying the Sermon on the Mount, and have especially noticed the severe words Jesus Christ has for hypocrites. A hypocrite is one who says one thing but does another. In one of the commentaries I read, the author
February 26, 2009 | 2 comments
I heard a humorous testimony in church tonight you might get a kick out of reading. A woman was relating how the family cat always plunked down wherever they happened to be. For example, if one was reading the paper,
February 25, 2009 | 2 comments
One of the rich opportunities the present economic turmoil has provided mankind is the chance to redefine success. All too often success has been measured in material terms, such as in the size of one’s paycheck, the number of bedrooms
February 23, 2009 | 3 comments
President Obama and associates are using the word “crisis” frequently these days in reference to the economy. If one were to listen very attentively, one might start to believe lack and suffering are unavoidable and then live out those beliefs