Do you ever feel trapped with no place to turn? After graduation from college, my wife, who then was my girlfriend, was hired as the director of a drop-in center for kids. One of her duties was organizing and taking the kids on field trips. Her predecessor had previously scheduled a caving expedition for that …
We live in a culture that is self-focused. The mantra today seems to be what can you do for me? Sometimes, without actually saying the words, we, by our actions, often ask the question, what’s in it for me? We regularly tell those we care about, I’m here for you. But, are we really? Societal …
Many years ago, but still etched vividly in my memory, we had some visitors staying with us. These visitors were uninvited and unwanted, but they stayed anyway. In fact, they likely were there before we moved in. Let me explain. The house we lived in at the time was surrounded by corn fields. When the …
Are you a meatloaf fan? No, not the American comfort food. But rather, the singer known as Meat Loaf. One of his classic cult songs is an eight-and-a-half minute opus about teenage sexual angst. You likely know the song, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.” The song begins by introducing the listeners to a teenage couple …
Have you ever wondered why the ocean is salty but other bodies of water are not? Simply put, because the salts that get deposited in seas, lakes, rivers, and streams, have an outlet to remove those deposits, namely, a path to the Earth’s oceans. But, the oceans have no outlet, and thus they become the …
Have you ever been tempted? Sure you have. We all have. It could be that urge, that inclination, to do or say something. That urge which causes us to be strongly inclined. All the food tasted so good that you were tempted to go back for seconds. After trying and trying to learn how to …