Lifelines

Today in Chicago the temperature is predicted to reach 85 degrees. That is warm! Although it does not appear to be a number we will see again in the next…

I do a lot of reading and it sometime gives me fresh insight into things that I feel inspired to write on. Every now and again I hear a message…

There used to be wise sayings that seem to crop up all the time by our parents and grandparents, one of them was; you have two ears and one mouth,…

I am just like everyone else, there are times when I get discouraged. People, places, and things do not always render positive feelings in my heart; what a comfort it…

There was a time when the classics were taught in school. There was a time when great poets took center stage in our literature classes. I am sure that there…

I taught World History in High School and one of my favorite topics was teaching about the Renaissance, particularly after completing the unit on the Dark Ages. Afters I became…

All the characters in the Bible are there for purpose – their life experiences bringing something to us that speaks to our humanity. Yet, one of the most notable of…

Today is tax day in the United States. A time to square up with Uncle Sam for the benefits of working : That’s also why you pay taxes—so that an…

There are fundamental truths about God that most of us will only scratch the surface on. Bible scholars spend years, even a lifetime trying to undercover all the truth in…

Divisive words and actions in this nation have caused me to have more than one restless night. I have lived long enough to see some of the worst kinds of…