"But I don't understand!" How many times have I said these very words concerning something I was going through in my life? If I had a nickel for every time I said this or heard this, especially from my children, I'd be very wealthy. The truth Is I really don't...
"OK, so let me get this straight? You just threw yourself in front of the punch and took it for the guy? And look, the only thing you got out of it was a black eye!" My buddy just didn't understand why a fellow officer would put himself in harms...
This is the crux of the matter. This is the issue that stands at the heart of the human conflict about God. This is the basic difference between Christianity and all other forms of religion. This is a big deal! She said "Yes!" Right here during our Lenten journey the Church...
There's a prevailing notion that the mere granting of mental assent is believing. But is that really true? Does simply saying you think something is true mean you truly believe it? I know we live in a society that likes to reduce life to "manageable" sizes. We want to reduce...
Here's a brain teaser for you: One special place sets you free to make all places special; but if all places are special without one particular place being special then no place is special! Huh? Sorry this comes on a Monday morning, but it never hurts to get the intellectual...
We live in an age where "marvelous" and "wonderful" have been tamed. We hear these words and immediately get excited about the "good" things happening! But this definition that "marvelous" and "wonderful" always mean "pleasant" and "positive" things is a reflection of our own shallow age. Through centuries of human...
It is said that the greatest chess players "see" at least 4 moves ahead at all times. This is why they can anticipate their opponents' moves and be ready for them. This is also a huge advantage in military strategy. The best generals know their adversary so well that they...
Years ago, in my police officer days, I got assigned to the local DUI Task Force. This was a multi-jurisdictional team of officers specifically trained to combat driving under the influence and a direct result of the work of Mothers against Drunk Driving that had formed in our community....
They even have a name for it; it's thanatophobia. Of course it's based on the Greek word for death - Θανατος and φοβος - literally the fear of death. It can become so bad in a person that they are terrified of dying every waking moment. Horrible! And yet, we live...
"You may ask yourself: How did I get here?" "Same as it ever was!" (An old favorite) SSDD! You know, "same stuff, different day." That's the way a buddy of mine would answer as we started our workday at a factory where I worked after school in my teenage years....
