There’s an old story about a pastor who went to visit a person in his congregation who hadn’t been there in quite some time. He went to his house and they sat around the hearth, talking about anything and everything. As they were talking, the pastor took...
I have never owned a Tv. But I’ve been around many others who have Tv so it is as if I’ve owned one as people watch it continuously. And the last number of years I’ve cared for my mother who has a Tv in her house. Lately though we switched to...
I live in tornado country and when a tornado is coming, the siren sounds. When it does, you take cover in a basement or shelter. People do the same with hurricanes and other storms. People, a terrible, terrible storm is on the horizon on a food level (although who...
It was so strange. I was having a pleasant conversation with some people and we talked for some time. Then it was necessary to voice a safety concern about a certain object we were discussing and I was considering buying. It wasn’t even political. Yet in a...
I was talking with a friend the other day about the days ahead. I have had a strong, strong sense that we should do whatever it takes to get out of debt. He mentioned that he had been wrestling with paying off one of his credit cards. He had the money to pay it, but...
