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I am a retired pastor and Christian school teacher now devoting my time to the ministry of writing. I have enjoyed some success in writing over the years. I have had more than forty articles published in a denominational publication. And recently I published

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Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?: 1 of 313
Quite frankly, I do not know when my life began. The date on which this earthly existence we call life began for me has been lost in the mystery of the past. The date simply is not known to me or to anyone now alive. I have a birth date, and that is well-documented. An official government document I have in my possession, plu... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Priests should be permitted to marry: 2 of 90
Not being a Roman Catholic I may not be qualified to speak to this issue. But having spent 25 years as a pastor, doing many of the same tasks a priest does, I know that it would be a good thing if priests were allowed to marry.One of the churches I pastored was across the street from a Roman Catholic church. The priest and I ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My wedding: 1 of 40
The weather was not what we had hoped for, but how much can you hope for weather-wise when your wedding date is December 28 and your wedding location is central Indiana? The day prior to the wedding was warm and rainy; the day of the wedding was cold and blustery with the beginnings of a two-week long on and off snow storm.Bu... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Can you get to heaven by being good?: 4 of 138
The Bible makes it clear. There is no one good enough to go to Heaven. Paul reminds his readers in Romans 3 that "there is none righteous, no not one," and that "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."Every person's history contains "bad" things, however innocent we might view them in retrospect. God's law says n... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Big Bang or Big Man: How in the heck did we get here?: 3 of 91
If you start with nothing, there is only one thing you can get. Nothing. Nothing will always produce nothing. Nothing comes nothing.The so-called Big Bang theory of how the universe came to be has one major black hole in it that dooms it. It really does not answer the question that is being asked here. It does not explain how... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Marriage: 1 of 27
"They really look peaceful sleeping, don't they?"It was Jonathan who spoke these words to his wife, Anna, as they stood at the foot of the bed and listened to the soft breathing sounds that floated about the room only dimly lit by moonlight softly filtering through the curtains."Yes, they do," Anna replied. "And now that they... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Does religion divide or segregate people: 2 of 49
There is no question that religion divides and segregates people. That is, after all, part of the purpose of religion. There is a tendency in our culture today to think that segregation on a religious basis is a bad thing. After all, we are taught that we should all come together, that we are in the process of building one w... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Expressions of love: 9 of 205
Forty times around the sun earth has on her journey run,Moving e'er at God's command bearing sea and sky and sand.Always with her silent moon, ever spinning to their doomDancing to a tune that's played in a Heavenly serenade.On that spinning, dancing orb two were drawn by love's cord,First to Him who made them clean by washin... More..
Travel > Public Transportation Public transportation should be free: 4 of 45
When I was a child living in a large city, buses ran up and down the major streets of the city at very regular intervals. I remember my older sister taking me on a bus to a downtown movie theater to watch Walt Disney's "Song of the South." The year was 1947, I was six, and the bus ride cost my sister a dime each way.Whoever p... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention Why education is the best weapon in the war on drugs: 1 of 11
Public education has already had the opportunity to prove its worth in the war against drugs, but it has failed miserably. The reason is simple. It has not and probably cannot get to the heart of the problem. It does not address the reasons young people turn to drugs. It probably cannot do this.Drug use is not a problem that ... More..