Speak the Truth

by | Oct 3, 2016 | 2016, Musings

I confess to being a political junkie.  I love this season when the candidates are busy trying to convince us that their ideas and perspectives are the correct ones. My favorite part is watching them try to bend and twist the truth to fit the situation of the moment....

Trapped in Cable Cars (or anywhere else)

by | Sep 26, 2016 | 2016, Musings

A few weeks ago, I read a story about dozens of tourists who were trapped over night in cable cars over Mont Blanc in the Alps. About 110 people, including a 10-year-old were stranded after high winds tangled the wires that operate the pulley system. The people were...

Spiritual Pecking Order

by | Sep 12, 2016 | 2016, Musings

When I was in Bible college, there was a very clear pecking order for those who wished to serve the Lord as their vocation (“full time service”). At the top of the spiritual heap, were the missionaries. Then came the pastors. And next in line came all the girls who...

Wanted Dead or (and) Alive

by | Sep 5, 2016 | 2016, Musings

“Wanted dead or alive” is the message that often appeared on posters featuring criminals on the loose. Apparently the first wanted posters appeared in England. They featured “outlaws” (criminals who were outside the protection of the law). In the US, wanted posters...

I See You

by | Aug 29, 2016 | 2016, Musings

Apparently the term for a personal greeting among the South African Zulu people is the term “Sawubona.” It roughly transliterates to “hello, how you doing?” But a strict translation would be, “I see you.” That meaning goes far beyond the physical act of our eyes...