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The Idle American My friend–call him Barney–has jumped through hoops and negotiated mazes that are part and parcel of a long and successful professional communications… Login to continue reading Login…

The Idle American My friend–call him Barney–has jumped through hoops and negotiated mazes that are part and parcel of a long and successful professional communications… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen  “The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went” (2 Samuel 8:14) The historical account of David’s life is fascinating from start to… Login to continue reading Login…

I’ve been writing for newspapers, if you include student publications, since I was a junior in high school. I can’t count how many stories I’ve written about people, places, and events through those years.

We came to the land to which you sent us. It flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there” (Numbers 13:27-28).

If a vote were taken, Irving Berlin and Richard Rodgers likely would score landslide wins for memorable musical compositions, many of which live on.

Anyone who has been with me on an extended road trip knows about my preference for maps — not a GPS or a cellphone app, but an old-time, folding paper map. The real deal, if you know what I mean.

Only one other example of ongoing embarrassment trumps name-calling many of us faced in elementary school during the final years of the Great Depression. 

Pastor’s Pen “And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also… Login to continue reading Login…

TGIF “Stickiness” must be new to economics, because I majored in business in college and never heard the word used to describe demographics. But it… Login to continue reading Login…