It's easy for people of faith (me included) to hear about Bible teachings on money as yada, yada, yada. "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Yawn. "Retail therapy." Yeah!
But just like the person living next to the railroad tracks eventually becomes so accustomed to the...
Please Pass the...Salt?
In March 1930, a 60 year old man began a 240 mile hike to the Arabian Sea, accompanied by about 12 friends. Along the route he addressed crowds of various sizes, telling them about the trek’s purpose and inviting them to come along. By the time he reached the coastal...
What possible connection exists between Jesus’ promise to his disciples in John 15:26 and a stove?
First, you’re going to need to step into your sixth-grade school shoes -- just for a minute. Ready? Good! Find which one doesn’t belong in this set. Chicken soup. Green bean...
Ever heard someone say (maybe you?), “I’m not creative!”? Au contraire! Genesis 1:1 doesn’t record, “In the beginning God loved…” but “In the beginning God created!” The first thing God tells us about himself is that he’s a creator. And...
"They had no tail, but a head at each end, and sharp horns on each head. They were very shy and terribly hard to catch. The men get most of their animals by sneaking up behind them while they are not looking. But you could not do this with the pushmi-pullyu—because, no matter which way you...
What do these stories have in common? “Rip Van Winkle,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” and “Inception?” Sleep! For some people, however, sleeping is a nightmare. Or rather, not sleeping, better known as insomnia.
In the 1980’s, a...
Do you pray before your meals? If you say a version of the familiar, “Thank you, God, for this food and the hands that prepared it,” you may want to add: “Please remove any deadly toxins.” In the United States alone, in the last three decades these foods (and more) have...
On January 10th of this year, 2022, amidst the Covid-19 surge dominating the news and monopolizing hospital facilities, medical history occurred in Maryland. David Bennett, terminally ill, had his chest sawn open and heart replaced with one from the animal species, Sus scrofa. The same source as...
Cream pies posed under thick white curls of meringue, arranged to attract the shyest of visitors. Their cousins, plump with fruit, scorned such fussiness and sat content covered with simple strips of crust. A few fancied a bit of sparkle and shone with sugar drops sprinkled atop the amber pastry...
Remember learning basic math? How a “5” in the one’s column had less value than the exact same digit in the “hundreds” column. Why? Place determined value! Numerals can teach life principles in addition to math rules.
In 1930 an infant was born in...
I owe my name to the U.S. Postal Service.
A month premature at a time that meant a low probability of survival, I spent the first two weeks of life in a hospital incubator. When I was finally released to go home, I was sent home nameless. Yes, this was against hospital policy, but my parents...
Santa Fe, New Mexico, is home to a woodworking mystery, still captivating and mystifying engineers, architects, and carpenters with its construction.
The Loretto Chapel was commissioned in 1873 and completed five years later, although with no way to access the choir loft. The nuns consulted with...
