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Which Ending Would You Prefer?
As kids, we left the movies with a tale told and an ending reached. Maybe you didn’t like the way it turned out. You wished the hero had found the buried treasure. Or that loveable mutt, Old Yeller, hadn’t died. Sorry, that’s just the way it went. But today it is common for video movies to offer an alternate
A Habit of Leaving
A couple of years ago, I watched a sheep being released from being wedged in a ground crevice. The rescuers took a while to pry the animal out so as not to harm it. As soon as it was
Be Careful What You Call Home
Jerusalem was known as “ the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there” (Deut 12:11). But Jesus did not particularly like what He found. In all four gospels, the city had become
Faithfulness Has Its Price
Some traditions are little more than Hallmark inventions. Others have truly entered the heart, where we cherish them almost on the level of human rights. Like birthdays. Birthdays are especially sacred to youngsters. My own family practiced them by
A Foretaste of Perfection
Every time my mother announced she was going to bake a cake, anticipation would start to build. She would let us kids lick the batter from the mixing spoon. For thirty-five minutes we could smell the cake baking. We
Arrogance Interrupted
You can shout all you want into thin air. It won’t respond. It’s safe. To a lot of people, that is God–a vacuum into which you can bark your disapproval of Him with no reprisals. You can get clever
Extraterrestrials, the Newest Celebrities
Of all the topics clamoring for attention in today’s news cycle, never would I have imagined UFO’s making the cut (or, as they’re called today, UAP’s–Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon). Extraterrestrials have always belonged to the more fringe interests of society.