Monthly Archives: January 2008
Can There Be Peace?
“Let the rain come and wash away the ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds held and nurtured over generations,” prays Rabbi Harold S. Kushner–a noble prayer, but ancient grudges aside, peace is about personal sacrifice. The children come to the heart of the matter … Continue reading
Morning Coffee
Fresh coffee is my morning pleasure. It was my dad’s as well. He got up before dawn, sat at the kitchen table and read while he drank coffee. Why do I get up before dawn and drink coffee, like my … Continue reading
Bad Day at the Temple
John 2: 13-16The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling cattle, sheep and doves, and the money-changers at their business. Making a whip of cords, … Continue reading
Stangeness Abounds
At age 80 Tom did not realize that old age was creeping up on him. When he was 55 Tom had joined the American Association of Retired Persons. They welcomed him even though he was not a retired person, which … Continue reading
Depression Economics
In 1936 my dad drove us to Houston from my grandfather’s farm near Red Cloud, Nebraska. The Great Depression was on the wane but still painfully alive, and usually it was of no use to ask one’s parents for anything … Continue reading
Baseball in the Depression
When I was 10 years old, my dad drove my mother and me from my grandfather’s farm near Red Cloud, Nebraska, to Houston, Texas, in his old Hupmobile coupe. We had come together as a family after six years apart. … Continue reading
How the Israelites Became Known As “Hebrews”
Only recently has the origin of the term “Hebrews” come to light. Historians of antiquity were aware that it appeared explicitly on only one papyrus, which resided in the library at Thebes.The library loaned the papyrus to a famous, aged … Continue reading
Christian Science
Christianity is a science course, with weekly lectures and daily laboratory sessions.