Let’s do the math – in the past few weeks the vast majority of Americans felt one way about an issue and Congress voted differently. Something just didn’t add up! The media brought up this thorny problem we have in our country. It seems that the people (usually small in number) who yell the loudest […]

Last week in Texas there a small glimpse for us to see five Presidents of the United States together at one time. The current president, Barak Obama and his predecessors back to Jimmy Carter were in Dallas to dedicate the Presidential Library for President George W. Bush. Very few times in our country’s history do

You just can’t help but notice this catchy phrase in Boston these days. The “B” is in the shape of the “B” in the Boston Red Sox. The Strong, of course, is for the courage to stand up to the fear of terrorism that consumed that city the past week. It is good to see

It was a pure tragedy in Boston Monday. There is not any sense in proving a point or directing your anger to someone or something by using terror to get the message across. The guilty party wanted to have fear direct our lives. But that is not what I saw after the explosions. Instead I

It is with sadness this week we hear of the news of the death of Roger Ebert. Along with his partner, Gene Siskel, they broke new ground in the area of movie criticism. When they discussed the merits of movie years ago, people stopped and paid attention to what they said. If the “two thumbs

Well, she is back in the news again. Amanda Knox has been charged again by the Italian government to come back there and face murder charges. Somehow she can’t seem to shake the bad media either in America or overseas. She was set free last year and now she may have to relive her ordeal

Tomorrow is the first official day of Spring. By the way things looked outside earlier this week, I just knew that someone had the wrong month on their calendar! Building a fire in the fireplace last night and crawling under the cover to get warm is not my way of welcoming in the new season.

Earlier this month I was sitting in Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport in New York City for a connecting flight to DFW. I had some time to wait. It gave me a good reason to get a bite to eat and experience New York for the first time. I just so happened to be facing

Thursday we sent our monthly newsletter, the E-ncourager, from the Barnabas Partnership. Below is just one of the feedbacks we got from one of our readers. Thanks for your comments. It is always good to hear from friends. They make our days! “Excellent points! I’m passing this along to some of our Sunday School teachers

As a fellow who makes a living out of putting the right words together to get a message across, I have been reminded this week that simple words are not always best. My dad was from the Old School from the Old Country. He didn’t say the words, “I love you” very much. It just