: About Me

My childhood is a jumble of places! Dad was in the Air Force, so I attended six different elementary schools (in NH where I was born, CA, Guam, MI, NH again, and England), two junior high schools (England and Wichita, Kansas), and finally managed to complete all of high school in Wichita. My senior year was 1976-1977 - a year full of political activity as the first election after the resignation of a president in 1974. I got involved and have been politically minded ever since. I then joined the Air Force myself and spent 18 years there, during which I was stationed in many places, including overseas in Okinawa, England, and Germany.
I now live in Omaha, Nebraska with my wife, Nelda and three children (out of seven) remaining at home.

My passion is ...

My God, my family, and my country - in that order

I know too much about ...

I have an opinion on just about ANYTHING!

My parents always told me ...

"Your mouth is going to get you in trouble one day."

My childhood ambition ...

To fly airplanes... alas!

My favorite memory ...

Springtimes in England; autumn in New Hampshire.

Why I write ...

I write because I LOVE it, and everyone has something unique to share!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

"The Forest" by Edward Rutherford; listening to Dave Ramsey's "Financial Peace University"

My first job ...

Summer camp in Kansas City, MO

My best moment ...

This one I will have to ponder a while

My inspiration ...

My God, my family, and my country

Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Christianity and the question of "riches"

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The "Prosperity Gospel" is tailor made for western, particularly American, culture. "God wants everyone to be rich", and when they preach this, they mean physical, financial wealth. Certainly, a scriptural case can be made for this. It takes money and other resources to advance the Gospel for the glory of GOD (which is SUPPOSED to be our main mission as the Church). We cannot do that if we are saddled with debt and poverty. However, my stomach is turned by those who claim that if you want a black Cadillac with leather interior, etc. you should pray specifically for it and God HAS to honor ...

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