'Tis the season to be jolly - or grouse about what to call the season. By now, many people have made peace with the fact that we live in a society in which people holding any number of beliefs about the events of tomorrow, Dec. 25. Some people who celebrate the events at the center of the religious aspect of Dec. 25 but do it on different days. Others have a celebration that this year began Dec. 21 and run for eight nights. Others observe a holiday that begins Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1. Some people observe Dec. 25, but the only spirit that moves them is ho-ho-ho and mistletoe. To some Dec. 25 is - bah, humbug - just the day before Dec. 26. ...more

December 24, 2008

The ladies in my church are doing a Beth Moore Bible study, "Stepping Up: A Journey Through The Psalms of Ascent," based on Psalms 120 through 134. One of the things Beth Moore has requested we students do as we make this journey, is to begin each day face down on the floor in obeisance and worship before our Lord. ...more

November 12, 2008

Nathan Carlson of Holiday says there is an intellectual gap between Obama supporters and those of John McCain. ...more

October 8, 2008

The United States is committed to Ukraine's security and freedom, Vice President Dick Cheney pledged Friday, suggesting that Russia was posing a "threat of tyranny, economic blackmail and military invasion" to its neighbor. ...more

September 6, 2008

Outraged By Article Regarding "Rebelling Against Airport Tyranny" (Other Views, June 23): ...more

June 28, 2008

After reading Bud Morgan's recent offering regarding a legacy of failure, Thomas Paine's line that "these are the times that try men's souls" comes to mind. He goes on to observe "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered." ...more

December 20, 2007

If you recall, I mentioned in one of my columns a while back that our family was involved in a volunteer group called "A Soldier's Wish List." Members on their own initative send packages to individual troops in Iraq. As a result of our involvement we have become rather friendly with a medic in Bagdad – Sgt. Michael Bone. He considers himself the adopted brother of our daughter. When he can, Mike, who is from North Carolina, will drop us a line either by e-mail or letter. I would like to share with you the following excerpt from his latest letter. "The area we are patrolling and maintaining is getting better. We are doing good things with the people in the area. The battalion that we are in have been doing a lot of med caps which is an event where we go out and set up a sick call for the people of Iraq and help the Iraqi doctors take care of the people. We are also going around and trying to redo a lot of the schools for the children here in Iraq. So what you see on TV is the bad stuff, just know we do good things as well." ...more

November 10, 2007