by sworel | Oct 22, 2012 | 2012, featured, Musings
Raising children in our modern culture is a very difficult task! It can be done by one parent, but it’s really a two person job. And it is fraught with all kinds of challenges. A few of those “challenges” caught my eye last week. Parents in Florida...
by sworel | Feb 21, 2011 | 2011, featured, Musings
Have you ever struggled with a bad case of homesickness? I remember my first mission trip to Mongolia. After an interesting flight from Beijing on China Air (with our dental charts taped to our chests for ease of identification), we spent about two weeks in and around...
by sworel | Dec 20, 2010 | 2010, featured, Musings
Norman Rockwell was a multi-talented 20th century prolific painter and illustrator. His “homespun” pictures of Americana were seen on the covers of many magazines including “The Saturday Evening Post”. Rockwell tried to capture the essence of...
by sworel | Nov 8, 2010 | 2010, featured, Musings
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization is working on a policy that would promote the eating of insects as a possible source of nutritious food. It seems that beetles, crickets and lots of other insects have high nutritional value. Eating a handful...
by sworel | Oct 11, 2010 | 2010, featured, Musings
A few weeks ago Pope Benedict visited the United Kingdom. During his visit, he gave a speech at the Westminster Hall to the members of Parliament and various religious leaders. Among a whole host of other reflections, he commented that there are some people who want...
by sworel | Jun 21, 2010 | 2010, featured, Musings
On June 4, the legionary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden went to be with the Lord. Over the past few weeks, I have read any number of stories and tributes to this famed coach and marvelous gentleman. And I have a story of my own… About 15 years ago, I was at...
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