Opinion

TGIF Lessons in the things you take for granted abound this week. Things like electricity. Things like quick trips to the store for milk and… Login to continue reading Login…

TGIF ’Twas the week before Christmas when I got the news about an unexpected Christmas gift that was coming my way. It didn’t arrive until… Login to continue reading Login…

The Idle American When this weekly piece first saw the light of day in February, 2003, I promised to share stories worthy of belly laughs–or at… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen “Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved” (Psalm 55:22).  The 19th-century… Login to continue reading Login…

   Compared to the glamour and glitz of Broadway’s “Great White Way” in New York City, two Texas venues fall a bit short. Yet, by… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen “I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air” (1 Corinthians 9:26).  Although the advice was good, I… Login to continue reading Login…

A month ago, this column offered a tongue-in-cheek “Advent calendar” of pet peeves. It was meant to be humorous, although I admit that some of… Login to continue reading Login…

At commencement exercises several decades ago, the speaker droned on about the attributes of a graduate whose mark on the school was incomparable. The crowd… Login to continue reading Login…

Now we understand why we started so early It’s only three days after Christmas, but most folks have moved on. Let’s take down the tree… Login to continue reading Login…

Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me; in… Login to continue reading Login…