What is the best personality to have? Should I be passive or should I be aggressive or should I be an imaginary point balanced between the two? When I ask that question I am asking an unanswerable question or maybe I am asking a mistaken question. I think there is another point of view that … More Being Flexible

What’s Wrong with Norman Rockwell…..Norman Rockwell was an artist who became the cover illustrator for the magazine “The Saturday Evening Post back in the 1950s and 1960s. He was known for creating magazine covers that were sweet, nostalgic, idealized snapshots of American life. A few years back at a meeting I heard a woman say … More Norman Rockwell And Me

repost…The Old Globe And St Paul’s Cathedral……A few years ago I took an incredible trip with my sister Evelyn. We attended the C. S. Lewis Lecture’s at Oxford University and did some magnificent sightseeing under the guidance of my good nephew Tim. In London, we visited St Paul’s Cathedral and then walked across the bridge … More May Poppins and St Paul’s

A very close friend of mine asked me to meet him for lunch. He said he was feeling angry and miserable. We met at Mimi’s Cafe, which is our traditional place to meet. I had their soup, which is always wonderful. I could easily see he was not feeling very comfortable We talked about sports … More From Heartbreak To Resurrection

I have a favorite question I like to ask myself. I also like to ask other people this question.The question came out of my efforts to learn to use my imagination in a positive way. Here is the question. “Add 30 years to your age. It is your birthday. We are having a nice dinner … More An Important Question

The brotherhood of man has become a key idea in my social, psychological, political and economic viewpoint. I want to look at the concept of The Brotherhood of Man from the point of view of the New Testament In Matthew’s gospel it quotes Jesus as saying “And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, … More Brotherhood of Mankind

In Malachi, the last book in the Old Testament  God says” Jacob I have loved and Esau I have hated.” I know no explanation for the idea that God hated Esau. That seems so out of character for the God I serve today though every generation of humans characteristically behaved badly enough to warrant  God’s … More Old To New

Feeling steady Love…..There is a huge difference between feeling loved and feeling I am lovable. If I have to have your love to feel I am OK then I tend to bea people pleaser. My neediness gobbles down the love and praise from you and then I have to look for more. I have to … More Accepting Love

A great friend of mine recently shared this thought.” I am Giving myself permission to take the weekend off. That remark triggered a response in me. For most of my life I thought that the solution to any problem was to try harder. In fact a group of family and friends were playing a game … More The Need for A Consistent Sabbath Rest

If I was hearing the phrase mind your own business for the first time w/o any associations I would think it meant take care off your own affairs.If I was hearing the slogan” Live and let live” for the first time” I would understand that it is a wise and wonderful suggestion to really be … More Take Another Look at Our Slogans