Advent Hope!
Hope is not simple optimism, an irrepressible idealism that will not let itself be defeated by what’s negative; nor is it wishful thinking, a fantasy-daydream that someday our ship will…
Hope is not simple optimism, an irrepressible idealism that will not let itself be defeated by what’s negative; nor is it wishful thinking, a fantasy-daydream that someday our ship will…
There was an American soldier who met up with the famous painter and sculptor, Pablo Picasso. The two of them were seated at a Parisian café and decided to have…
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.Forgive them anyway. If you are kind,people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.Be kind anyway. If you are successful,you will win some false…
There was a man who claimed to be the most accurate fortuneteller in the world. A man once came to this fortuneteller and said he had only one real question about…
We are all familiar with Psalm 23, “The Lord is My Shepherd”. Hopefully we pray it often and we meditate upon its words….. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. In…
Today, the day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday with all the sales and all the shopping that goes on. We all savor a bargain. We fill our home…
When the Pilgrims celebrated that first Thanksgiving in 1621, they had almost nothing. And yet they celebrated as if they had everything. Most of us Americans have more to be…
We’re waiting for tomorrow,But tomorrow never comes.Our last breath is right upon our heels,Yet we still refuse to run.86,400 seconds, And we’re in another day, All slipping through our fingers,As we look…
I have lived most of my life in Chicago and yet I don’t recall ever hearing anything about the terrible tragedy of the sinking of the Lady Elgin in the waters of…
Mike Krzyzewski [pronounced “shuh-shef-skee”], nicknamned “Coach K”, was head coach of the Duke University Blue Devils basketball team from 1980 to 2022. He led his team to 5 national titles. …