Nicknames are rabid in sports. In fact, many of us would say with certainty that the nickname of some sports figures was actually their...

Keeping one's heart in good shape is a major key in continuing to live. My primary care physician refers me to a cardiologist for an...

What did these two couples have in common - David and Sarah Hiller and Philipose and Sosamma Thomas? Both couples were married for 88...

When you read the word comfort in the title of this post, what came to your mind? While I am not a mind reader, I would bet that many of...

This past weekend I spent some time reconciling our bank statement. I opened my first bank account when I had my first part-time job at...

Probably all of us at one time or another have spoken the phrase, "If I could, I would." When we have used those words, did we mean we...

This past Saturday afternoon I had written a blog post that was to publish on Monday. The breaking news on Saturday evening quickly...

In 1971, I was driving to Houston from Arlington, Texas. Near Houston on I-45, a major thunderstorm released a downpour of rain that...

If for a moment we can change our focus from hotdogs, watermelon, and fireworks, we will remember that July the Fourth is a national...

Last week my post dealt with who is influencing us. This week we take some time to consider whom we are influencing. Just like we...

Amazon began in July 1994 as an online book store. Today it is referred to by many as "The Everything Store." Some people say that if...

One of the chief components of any culture or civilization is its beliefs and values. In Africa and Asia, many people are coming to a...

This past week I had my annual eye exam. I started wearing glasses almost sixty years ago when my eyes would get tired when doing all...

What do we enjoy telling others about our lives? GOOD NEWS! Our good news might be the announcement of the birth of a baby, the wedding...

In part 1 of this series of 4 posts, I raised the following question: "Is it possible that our current presentation of Christianity as...

Last week I listed what I read in the Bible as being 3 primary commandments or instructions that the Lord gave us as Christians. This...

If you attend a professional baseball game, you expect to see players focused on the primary tasks of baseball - hit the ball, run the...

Take a drive through towns of almost any size and one business that seems to be thriving is Self Storage. Have you ever wondered why...

Yogi Berra is a Hall of Fame baseball catcher who played for the New York Yankees during some of their dominating times in the 1950s. He...