Category Archives: Faith

I knew him… he was a boy…

Recently, I was at a Cincinnati Reds game on a Friday evening.  It was a very nice night for a game and we had those special tickets that come with the food and beverage and that special inside area.  You know, the ones where you may not see too much of the game, but you will eat andContinue reading “I knew him… he was a boy…”

“We Believe in One God…” Really?

RANT WARNING:  I’m beginning to believe I’ve lived some sort of sheltered existence… In these past few months I have learned more about the multitude of ways that we Christian can quibble with one another than I have in the entire rest of my life leading up to this time.  Perhaps because I’ve spent most ofContinue reading ““We Believe in One God…” Really?”

OK — so where do we start?

How about here:  “Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose,” (Phil. 2:2).  The greatest single threat to Christian unity is apostasy, or losing sight of the simple truth.  We spend far too much time and energy on things that are not essentialContinue reading “OK — so where do we start?”

I believe in love…

So today is a day dedicated to love which comes in so many flavors. There’s the “leaping flames” love of youth and the “quiet white embers” love of the ages.  There’s the silly precocious love of your teens; the intensely magnetic love of your twenties; the practical and steady love of your thirties; and theContinue reading “I believe in love…”

The General George Patton, Jr. Method

So, another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad bay week in the world of geopolitics… Once again, the divide between world-views is starkly illustrated in the acts of a few religious zealots.   In a world where it is a stated objective of some to martyr themselves for their faith, a General George Patton, Jr. quoteContinue reading “The General George Patton, Jr. Method”

Forgive; don’t forget

Almost bedtime on the eve of the last day of the year. Yes, in a little less than a day, we’ll begin another year… 2014 showed me that life is so much more than something that just happens to us. So, I want to start 2015 clean and clear. The Buddha once said, “Holding onContinue reading “Forgive; don’t forget”