Certain people’s lives cause me to say, “Yep, he/she ruins the curve.” Meaning that in spite of horrific circumstances, the person stayed on the Lord’s path, continued to pray and…
Doggone Those Heroes!
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Shinjuku and One Man
Shinjuku, Japan (a district of Tokyo), is a happenin’ place, including being home to the world’s busiest train station. (At last count in 2022, more than 3.6 million people a…
Trained Controversialists
The following quote is reflecting a situation from many, many years ago—and in another part of the world. But it struck me as resembling, just a bit too closely, our…
Prayer—Two Extremes
Could there be any more widely separated extremes than what we’re seeing in reactions to public prayer? Back in 2015 (though I only just learned of it early in 2023),…
Detective Perspective
Remember the TV series Columbo (with Peter Falk as the detective)? Yeah? Well, so do a lot of other people. And back in the day, the word was that even…