Religious News
Bright white roofs DON’T always make for good neighbors
Friday, December 12th, 2008We live in a mostly residential neighborhood, with some zoning for commercial use along part of one side of our street. Not getting into a long story here, the upshot of this zoning is that there is a nicely made, very high-tech small office building directly across the street from our old house. It’s one [...]
A cry for help: Politics and religion may have turned me a bit cynical
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008I suppose if there were something equivalent to a drug rehab program which would help people “kick the habits” of following the antics of crazy politicians and crazy preachers, I would be a prime candidate for the program.
“My name’s Gary and I’m a …” complete that phrase with something like “religious/political campaign junkie.” You know [...]
Natural disasters bring very mixed feelings, mixed reactions
Friday, May 2nd, 2008If you’ve escaped a disaster unscathed, please think about those who may have been hurt before you say anything you might regret.
We just had a strong line of thunderstorms, accompanied by high winds and even one confirmed tornado, roar through our part of the country in the last five hours. Several people lost their homes [...]
Monday-moring quarterbacking Sunday’s morning church
Monday, April 21st, 2008It isn’t my purpose to have a “religious” or “devotional” blog here, but I’ve mentioned before that I’m a Christian and that my faith is important to me. There’s a whole story that I won’t get into about exactly what that means and why it’s important to me. Suffice it to say I’ve grown, I [...]
My take on Martin Luther King Jr. and how it changed
Friday, April 4th, 2008When I was in high school, we studied, either in literature or history I forget which, some of the sermons/writings of a well-known, controversial figure of the day. This man had gained a reputation nationwide, and most people I knew either loved him or hated him passionately.
His name, as you certainly have figured out, was [...]