If you live long enough your life will be filled with grateful moments. Times where you give a sigh and realize how very fortunate you are. Regardless of your wealth, health, or station in life you will have those moments, and the longer you live the more they occur. Cherish them my friends and remember…
Gratitude
Today we begin my favorite holiday week — Thanksgiving. I extend Thanksgiving beyond a day because I have so much to be thankful, this year especially. One day of giving thanks is hardly sufficient in my case. I apologize that the Pew has been idle for the last weeks, but it is extremely fitting that…
Hospitality
One of my book clubs is reading a history about Philip and Alexander. One of our keen members offered an insight that might be something for us to think about: “There were philoxenia-imposed specific hosting duties owed to the stranger at the gate. These were enforced by the gods. It was said the Zeus, in…
A Single Voice
War sure seems to bring out the worst of human behavior. Yes, there are heroes and acts of unbelievable kindness, but for the most part human behavior is at it’s lowest. Funny thing, when its all over, very little if anything has changed. If we want change, civil disobedience and peaceful demonstrations are much more…
God Is Change
God is Change — Octavia Butler Wow! If Octavia is right, I’ve seen God a lot. Just when I develop a routine, change for the good or bad happens. It’s almost like God is whispering in my ear humming the Sam Cooke tune, “Webb, don’t get too used to this, because “a change is gonna…