That’s right Shrove Tuesday is tomorrow so you better get the pancake batter ready and if you are giving up some food group like chocolate or oatmeal cookies, it is better to have your last bite, forty days is a long time even if you celebrate Feast days. This year I’m down to the wire…
Trust Your Instincts
A good friend and I were exchanging emails about the economy when he told me that Truman had said, “when all the liberals are in one party and all the conservatives in the other, the legislative branch would cease to function.” Now, no this blog won’t be about politics, but Bill’s email got me thinking…
The Lenten Season
Ash Wednesday is almost here — February 17, 2021. Last year we had no idea what was about to hit us. Let me suggest that we spend a little time before next Wednesday thinking about Lent and our program of sacrifice, study, service, and prayer/meditation. This Lent will be unlike any other. Churches are still…
Get Away
I had my annual eye exam yesterday. Of course, with the nurse, the doctor, and the receptionist what did we talk about — COVID. But the subject has turned somewhat. Everyone asked, “What are you going to do when your vaccine is totally effective, are you going to get away?” The thought of escape from…
Books and Stories
“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.” — Kafka. “Books and stories are medicine, plaster casts for broken lives and hearts, slings for weakened spirits.” — Anne Lamott. Football season is over, and until the Razorbacks return to the glory of the Nolan Richardson days it is time to concentrate…