At last, here’s some good news from the wide world of news. This one comes from Stony Brook University and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. Researchers there have concluded that age measurements that have traditionally categorized people as “elderly” or “old” at a certain age (usually 65) are no longer valid and must …
Why did you turn the TV off? There’s still a few seconds left in the game,” I asked my son, Dave. “It’s over. I don’t watch the other team celebrate.” I didn’t argue. I felt the same way. It’s not fun when your team loses, especially when they get so close to the championship game …
Hearing laughter from one of the rooms where a Bible study class was meeting Sunday morning, I cracked opened the door and teased, “What’s this, laughter in church?” They answered with more laughter. And why not laugh in church? There certainly is a time for being quiet and even for sadness. As the author of …
God is in details, I am supposed to believe, but I was having trouble finding him inside that lemon tree. Actually, I didn’t even realize the darn thing was a tree. It looked like a plant, although a tree is a plant, I’ve since learned. “You mean to tell me that’s a lemon tree?” I …
With each slash of the snow shovel, I freed up one more inch of space, making room for my garage door to open so I could determine if I could drive out. In less time than I thought it would take, (and more back pain than I anticipated) I was ready to put the car …