"The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary …"  – Isaiah 50:4 As we celebrate the beginning of spring, we do… Continue reading

Feed your dreams; starve your fears.Whichever one you feed will grow. Fears will grow to control you and clip your wings. Dreams will consume you and cause you to soar. It is your choice. You will feed that to which… Continue reading

Even though I wrote about writing in public seven years ago, I was doing it long before and I am still doing it. So, here is the recycled version of Writing in the Public Square. The title could mean at… Continue reading

I am no devotional giant, but little triggers propel mighty forces of thought. Just as the "fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom," it is true that we become wiser as we learn that we cannot be wise… Continue reading

A little effort is like eating a potato chip. Once you start, the next one just seems natural and then the next and the next and the next. The difference is that the potato chip saps you and leads to… Continue reading

Is it possible for an optimist to read … "Meaningless, meaningless, all is meaningless …" … or in a different translation … "Vanity of vanities; all is vanity and a striving after wind …" … and remain optimistic? The possibility… Continue reading

  I imagine that you know this, but in case you have forgotten, you are a very important part of something that is far bigger than yourself. You are integral to something that without you is not complete and without… Continue reading

One of the first lighthouses ever built, certainly one of the most famous, was the Lighthouse of Alexandria in 280 BC. Situated on the Egyptian island of Pharos, it was at one time thought to be the tallest structure on… Continue reading

It was 1961. Laws were different then. Some were inherently wicked because their sole intent was to keep people down. That is happening all over the world today. Jim Crow had a franchise on the South. Businesses could decide, based… Continue reading

Where on the ladder of life are you? You can be a happy bloke in the ashes and smoke. It's all in the handshake. It's all in the attitude. Bert loved his work, his life, and his friends? In these,… Continue reading