Raise a Signal! Cry Aloud!
"You're the meanest daddy in the world!" With that declaration, my daughter informed me that I was both unfair and unreasonable to expect her to clean up the mess she had made with the play dough. By the way, I'm convinced play dough was invented by demons for the...
Wisdom! Let Us Attend!
My grandmother use to confuse me when she'd comment about a particular friend of my grandfather's. She'd look at the man as he was driving away from their home after a visit and say "He's a smart boy but he ain't got no horse sense." "Horse sense?" I'd hear that...
So Literal!
When I was a boy, I was blessed with a vivid imagination and an active interior world. For those of you with something of a whimsical bend, you know what I'm talking about. In other words, math and science weren't my strong suits in school. I was always reading...
And Noah Obeyed
What is it about the allure of transformation? We are drawn to it like moths to a flame. If you've ever suffered from insomnia, you've seen him on those infomercials promising everything from wealth to weight loss. Well, the weight loss infomercial landed him in real trouble recently! Big...
Do You Really Want Fairness?
"That's not fair!" My daughter was quite upset over what she perceived to be a bigger piece of cake given to her sister. The depth of indignant and obvious heartfelt wound was unmistakable in the tone of her voice, her crossed arms, and the tears welling in her eyes. She...
Are Sinners In The Hands of an Angry God?
There is a story about this ant colony that had sprung up in a fallow field on a farm. During the time the field was "resting" from planting season, the ant colony thrived. But one day the Farmer walked out into his fallow field and determined it was time...
God Hates 6 Things, No 7
All of us have seen the signs of the fringe, so-called, Christian group that protest at military funerals. They seem to have the belief that they know exactly who God hates. Now they are planning to protest at the funeral of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Spock in...
Woe to … Me?
You've heard the old joke about the man who bought a horse from a very religious owner. The horse didn't respond to the normal commands like "giddiup" for "go" and "whoa" for "stop." The religious man who had trained the horse taught him to "go" at the word "hallelujah"...
Where Is Your Brother?
Ah, the joys of sibling rivalry! My daughters (I am a dad who has all girls. After all, why mess with perfection!) are a joy to watch. As my older daughter recites her activities of her day, my four year old immediately pipes up with the accusatory question: "What...
Why Are You Angry?
A friend of mine recently confided "Father, I'm angry." When I asked him what he was angry about, it was telling to watch him struggle with the reason for his anger. He simply responded "I'm angry about everything! Wow, everything? As we talked, he finally began to express how...