We are not shaped into who we must be and we cannot be shaped, by our reactions to culture. Continue reading

There are three positive choices  put forth by the singer of songs that have the capacity to negate negative choices. We can make choices in each of these areas. When anger arises, we can refrain from it. Namely, we can… Continue reading

The Triumph of Mordechai – Pieter Lastman (1583–1633) God is not a mean spirited comic who laughs or delights in anyone's destruction. Yet, God sees the humor in man's pride and sense of indestructibility. God is our model for a… Continue reading

"A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not sufficient."– Purported epitaph on the tomb of Alexander the Great It is uncanny how one's world can shrink from the spacious opulence we consider our birthright to the minuscule… Continue reading

    Somewhere, a talented artist dies. A voice is silenced … This is tragedy. Somewhere, a fanatic (Pick any perversion of ideology or religion) claims necessity of violence for his own purposes … This is travesty. Somewhere, an accident… Continue reading

The best kept secret in the world is the Law of Grace. I was reminded of this today and have updated it a tiny bit. Grace is just about the most powerful force in the universe. We are saved by… Continue reading

I contend that there are Five Reasons You Should Visit a Toastmasters Club Next Week. You are invited to visit: Federal Toastmasters in Fresno on Fridays at Noon at the University of Phoenix, 45 River Part Place West, Third Floor, Room… Continue reading

We dream; we grow;We move; we flow;We laugh; we glow.While here below,We live in anticipationOf pomp and circumstanceAnd graduation.We are matriculated in the school of lifeArticulated by toil and tears and strife.We are students of all that passesWork and play,… Continue reading

We stagger through life encumbered by the pressures of everyday problems and phantom concerns. We are sensitive to slightest slight and the subtlest gesture. We are quick to take offense and slow to receive healing when offended, much less to… Continue reading

      Continue reading