Category: Culture
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Psalm 44: The Power of Story
We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.. . . For I will not trust…
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Being Made Whole
Thanksgiving is a day that we set aside to give thanks. What does it mean to give thanks? First of all, it means that we give thanks to someone – a person. We do not give thanks to the air, or just to make ourselves feel good. Sometimes we thank a pet or a service animal who, although…
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Live by the Truth!
Several years ago, while working for a company in Texas, I met a middle-aged Russian woman who was on-loan to our office to conduct some training. She was beautiful, happy, outgoing and easy to work with. During some down time, while several of us were sitting around, I asked her what is was like in 1989 when…
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The Last Laugh
One of my favorite TV shows as a child was “Hogan’s Heroes.” The comedy portrayed a crew of cunning saboteurs (aka: “POW’s) who were always able to pull the wool over the eyes of a group of bumbling Nazi’s. A few years ago, I was wondering how many of the cast were still alive and…
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Legal Evil
“You can’t legislate morality.” You have heard it said time and time again – usually when a law is passed that serves to enforce a moral standard of a culture. And it is true. You can’t legislate morality. True morality comes from changed hearts, not from changed laws. But laws are still important in moral…
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A Worldview That Works
It was 1975 and we were wrapping up a course on Sociological Theory when our professor, asked our class this question: “After studying these various theories, what do you think is the basic problem of society?” Hands went up all over the class – all with different answers. “Poverty”, said one. “Injustice!” said another. A…
Musings of a Follower 