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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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Entertainment > Music Reviews (Other) Readers share favorite songs: 29 of 61
Sometime during my high school years I fell in love, permanently and unashamedly. I have to admit that fifty years later, that love is still very much a part of my life and in my heart.Oh, what a beautiful morning it was when I realized that you are beautiful. It made me feel younger than springtime, and I could not say "no" ... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues McDonald's Big Mac turned 40 in 2007: Time to retire this icon of unhealthy fast food?: 37 of 74
It would make no sense for McDonalds to retire a product that continues to be enjoyed by customers. I have consumed my share of Big Macs over the years, and, although I do not order them with the frequency I did when I was in my twenties, I still enjoy one occasionally.There is only one entity which has the right to discontin... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Is the recent increase in natural disasters God's judgement?: 4 of 8
While it is impossible to say that any particular disaster is specifically related to any specific judgment, it is verifiable that God has often used disasters as a means of dealing with the waywardness of the human race. Many such incidents are recorded in the Scriptures.God sent a flood to deal with the human race which had... More..
Sciences > Geology & Geophysics What caused the Grand Canyon: 4 of 8
One of my favorite childhood memories is sitting on the front porch looking at pictures in my View-Master. I had quite a collection of scenic reels, and one of the reels I enjoyed most was of the Grand Canyon. I used to spend whole afternoons looking at those three-dimensional pictures. And I would imagine what it would be li... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Natural disasters: 3 of 6
The skies were heavy the hot, muggy afternoon in June of 1946 when Tommy had his picture taken. He was four, I was five. He got his picture in newspapers on both sides of the river; my picture was not taken at all.Diane, my older sister, looked out the front window of our house on Westminster Avenue and said, "Mom, come look ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Parents have the power to end hereditary religion: 12 of 23
Some people argue that the church is made up of bricks and stones, and as such is simply another structure in our towns and cities. But churches are not made of bricks and stones. Churches may build structures for their use, but the building is not the church. The church is people who have made a personal, conscious choice to... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Is Hell a real place or a metaphor to deter evil-doers?: 67 of 128
Just as I believe Heaven is a real place because Jesus said it was real, I believe Hell is a real place because Jesus said it was real. In fact, Jesus talked about Hell more than He talked about Heaven.Perhaps the most vivid description of Hell from Jesus is in the story He told about the rich man and the beggar named Lazarus... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Judas Iscariot: Good guy vs. bad guy?: 18 of 34
Maybe it would be best to say that Judas was disillusioned, but his actions certainly should be labeled as "bad." I don't have to make this judgment; Jesus already did.Judas was looking for a Messiah who would deliver the Jews from the authority of Rome. He expected Jesus to lead a rebellion against the Roman empire and free ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Obama or McCain? The choice gets more difficult as election day nears: 8 of 15
I don't think the choice gets more difficult as we approach November. The choice remains what it has been all along. Voters who want more government, more taxes, more intervention by the federal government in business and families, more expensive social programs, more government involvement in health care decisions, more robb... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American History Was America founded as a Christian nation?: 42 of 78
Since the founding fathers of the United States were motivated by a desire to avoid a church-run state, having already experienced the excesses that system produces, and since they were equally motivated to avoid a state-run church, having also experienced the excesses of that system, they were not interested in establishing ... More..