You are the way you are because that’s the way you want to be. If you really wanted to be any different, you would be in the process of changing right now. –Fred Smith Repentance. We used to use that…

The final song that was the soundtrack when FDR and Churchill met was “Onward, Christian Soldiers.”   It is not my intent here to wade into the controversy over this song and its usage.  That’s not why you come read my…

“The Navy Hymn,” “Eternal Father Strong to Save,” and “For Those in Peril on The Sea” are all ways people refer to the second of three hymns that were the sountrack for a meeting between FDR and Churchill.  It’s a…

It was 1 of 3 theme songs when FDR and Churchill finally met. “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” is often sung at Community Thanksgiving Services.  I’ve watched people enjoying it, almost nostalgically, with our head tilted heads and…

Churchill and FDR finally got together. So went part of the British history special that NBC tucked in among its recent Olympics broadcast. After a considerable effort and comparable time, the two leaders met. The USA was about to join…

What’s in your bones? Anger, says a character in a current film. He’s so filled with anger, so consumed with it, that he says he’s angry in his bones. What’s in your bones? God’s word, said Jeremiah (20:9). He’s so…

They had been together for decades, through many unpleasant medical situations. He was having trouble with the Communion Cup. She reached over and picked it up, gently holding it to his lips. He carefully sipped at it. She tipped it…

Oscar Pistorius became the first amputee track athlete to compete in the Olympics. Even better, he’s advanced to the 400-meter semifinals after finishing second in his heat today. “Being disabled doesn’t have to be a disadvantage,” he has said. And then…

There was an Olympic Croquet event in 1900. According to “Wired,” only France fielded a team. Only one spectator showed up. Olympic Croquet was dropped. Some churches could learn from that. Instead, we often keep trying to do things that…

“You can dream about it,  or you can make it happen.” —ad for Red Bull Researching? Planning? Or, avoiding risk? “Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only.”  —James 1:22.