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The above title is a well-known advertising tag line for the city of Las Vegas.  A Lutheran church in Tulsa, OK had a slightly different take on the idea expressed in this tag line and placed it on a billboard: … Continue reading →

I was out Christmas shopping this past week and ran across a book of common sense sayings.  Most were humorous but one that caught my eye was serious:  “The best sermons are lived not preached”. Now I think all of … Continue reading →

George Will recently wrote an opinion article on Adolf Eichmann. [1]  Eichmann was greatly responsible for the wholesale slaughter of those who the Germans considered to be undesirables in the World War II era.  Some think Eichmann to be evil … Continue reading →

Some Christians assert Christianity is more about our relationship with God than a belief system or a list of rules by which to live. [1]  What exactly does a relationship with God involve? A relationship with people involves communicating with … Continue reading →

I have just finished reading After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield.  Mr. Kornfield is a Buddhist and he notes that after going to various retreats and obtaining various degrees of enlightenment, one still must go home and do … Continue reading →

The recent killing of a family of three in Duncan, OK by the son in the family has made national news.  The county DA has made the comment that the only remorse the son has shown was because he was … Continue reading →

Bill Troy, the CEO of the American Society for Quality, states that for any organization to succeed, everyone in that organization must be guided by the same vision.  The problem is that most vision statements are “. . . merely … Continue reading →

Evangelist Luis Palaus is approaching his ministry in Portland a little bit differently than most evangelists.  Instead of holding crusades and preaching he is mobilizing the Christian community to help solve problems in Portland and in doing so he is … Continue reading →

A growing profession that most of us have never heard of is the personal historian.  These professionals seek to document the struggles, failures, and successes of ordinary people, not just the famous. In describing the purpose of writing one’s memoir … Continue reading →