November 17, 2010 | 2 comments
If you wrote down a list of everything you own, what items would appear on that list? You might itemize things like a Timex watch, a ten-speed bicycle, two pairs of shoes, or even a house if you’re fortunate. But
November 16, 2010 | 6 comments
I was checking out of my hotel in Manhattan last week. After waiting in line for a long time while another guest ahead of me sorted out several problems, I stepped up to the desk ready to be gone in
September 10, 2010 | 5 comments
I read another good book this summer, “Thieves in the Temple,” by G. Jeffrey MacDonald. “The Christian Church and the selling of the American soul,” is the subtitle, and gives you a quick sense of where he is going to
August 19, 2010 | 5 comments
“Life is a journey, not a destination.” I don’t know who said it, and I’ve heard it many times over the last 20 years, but until this last weekend its meaning has never fully computed for me. I was in
August 6, 2010 | 2 comments
When I worked on the family farm, a lesson dad taught me about growing crops is, that if you keep your crop healthy, strong and growing vigorously, there is much less chance of weeds and disease taking over. A healthy