Have We Created a Monster
Do you ever think that what you do doesn’t matter? That your personal life is completely your business and affects nobody else? Consider...
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Who Gives the Best Gifts?
“Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say, “Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" Christmas is...
Can your Can't
I can’t! How often do you say that? Several years ago, I found myself, with one hand rendered temporarily useless by surgery, tempted to...
The Leaves Fall Off
The leaves fall off. It happens every year, so we don’t panic when the final blaze of color comes and the last of the autumn leaves...
A View from Above
“Don’t do it!” Joe glances toward the gravely voice he just heard. Not recognizing the stranger and assuming that he must be speaking to...
Mad about a Map
I was mad! Having returned from a weekend trip with my wife, I was putting things away. That’s me, the organizer. Got to put everything...
A Not-so-clever Criminal
I confess. As a young boy, I stole from my neighbor. He had a nice garden and I had discovered that, though I despised the greens, I...
Who Wants Disorganized Religion?
Whodunit author Ian Rankin, in Tooth and Nail, seems to capture a common sentiment about religion in his description of detective John...
Keep the Party Going
An old man died. A wonderful funeral started and the country preacher talked at length about good traits of the deceased - what an honest...
Dust Off Your Bible
My imaginary cousin, William Wallace Wishum (or Willy Wally as he’s better known) recently had surgery. As he was being prepped, a doctor...
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