Ukraine

  • JUSTICE?

    I used to say I believed in justice.  But today? I’m not so sure. Please understand… I believe one hundred percent whole-heartedly in every person’s RIGHT to justice. I also believe in the principle that promises us justice will ultimately… Continue reading

  • Peace of the Perfect Circumstance

    Poor neighbor Nancy. You can’t see it very well in this picture, but Nancy and her husband Ned (not their real names, by the way. Are there any Neds left in the world anymore? I mean besides the Simpsons’ neighbor?) have a… Continue reading

  • Boo! Humbug!

    I think I am in serious need of an Ebenezer Scrooge-like intervention. Except instead of reshaping my attitude about Christmas, this one should target my ideas about Halloween.  I’m a real “BOO, Humbug!” kind of guy when it comes to… Continue reading

  • Easter, God’s Will, and the War in Ukraine

    Since the beginning of time, war has been hell.  War costs millions of innocent lives. In the blink of an eye, war destroys people, communities, vegetation, and futures. Some of us have seen war firsthand. Most of us have just… Continue reading

  • “I want it. I’ll take it.”

    “How is it with your soul?” This is the question John Wesley – founder of Methodism – recommended leaders of small groups go around and ask each member as they began their weekly gatherings.   Today, I will ask it of… Continue reading

  • Who… not WHERE

    Where matters. I think we can all agree on that, can’t we? But HOW MUCH does it – or should it – matter? That question might provoke some lively banter among us. By WHERE, of course, I am talking about… Continue reading