Typewriters and Monkeys

Some of us remember learning to type on a typewriter. Not a keyboard but a mechanical typewriter. Yeah, we're old. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." That's the sentence we all learned to type; it contains each letter of the alphabet. Typewriters took more effort than today's modern keyboards; it actually took … Continue reading Typewriters and Monkeys

Faith and Fishing

One was a carpenter and one was a professional fisherman named Simon. They had been friends for a while, especially since the carpenter displayed a lot of knowledge and wisdom and regularly taught groups of people. That day, the people were gathering on the shore, and Simon's friend got into his boat and asked him … Continue reading Faith and Fishing

Houseboat Dreams

I know a man who dreamed of retiring, buying a houseboat, and spending some years floating up and down the Mississippi River with his wife and occasionally having kids and grandkids and friends and family spend some time with them on their houseboat. It was his idea of a camper, but this one was for … Continue reading Houseboat Dreams

The Liberal Accomplishments

David Thomas Roberts' article in townhall.com "The Left Is Now Reaping What It Has Sown for Years" puts a very good perspective on how this country has been on the road to destruction: "Since the early 1900s, liberals from both parties have incrementally worked to destroy original American culture, morals and values ... How exactly? … Continue reading The Liberal Accomplishments

Pre-Crime

A few years ago there was a movie called “Minority Report” wherein technology had been “connected” to three people with clairvoyant abilities. These three people were able to “see” the future, and could predict when a person was going to commit a murder. I really didn't understand why, but when the entire mechanism was working … Continue reading Pre-Crime

American “Education” Part II

In many (most?) schools across America, our children are being lied to and downright brainwashed. They are being told America is NOT a great country and never really has been. They are being told that "tolerance" means accepting anything anyone wants to promote, and parents are not the ones to turn to when they have … Continue reading American “Education” Part II

Truth is Freedom

The greatest need in America today is truth. Truth in news reporting, truth in the political arena, truth in the pulpit of our churches. There is no substitute for Freedom, and indeed there is nothing better than truth, even when it hurts. Then truth should be tempered with compassion and mercy, and when required, forgiveness. … Continue reading Truth is Freedom

It’s a Big Deal

In his book "The Insanity of God" Nik Ripken gives the account of a Muslim-background woman who had been working in the refugee camps between two Asian countries as a women's advocate. She represented women who had been raped by members of the Taliban, and was working to hold them accountable in the International Courts … Continue reading It’s a Big Deal

DNA

There are a lot of opportunities today to have a DNA analysis done that will tell you all the areas of the world your DNA "matches"; that is, what parts of the world your ancestors (possibly) lived and their race or culture. Many find this intriguing, and rightfully so. It is a fairly new medical … Continue reading DNA

Redeem the Time

There seems to be little civility left in society today and a lot of antagonistic behavior that has nothing to do with caring for others, and it usually inspires ridicule and then violence. The cares and concerns of others are of no consequence in this "me only" world. It's hard for some of us to … Continue reading Redeem the Time