This week the world witnessed the most rapid decline and overthrow of a nation in at least fifty years. Trillions of dollars were spent on bolstering it’s defenses and training it’s people. Lives were sacrificed on behalf of the cause
Advertisers are constantly coming up with slogans and phrases that stick in your mind and help you recall their product. If you have seen any ads in recent times, you’ve probably heard the phrase “What’s in YOUR wallet?”
This past week, our community suffered an unfathomable disaster. The suddenness and severity of the destruction was of a scale that is rarely witnessed. Within a split second, a gas explosion leveled one house, left two others heavily damaged,
“All that glitters is not gold.” This quote was credited to William Shakespeare, but easily goes back to the 12th or 13th century. Some even attribute its first use to Aesop from 600 B.C.! No matter its origin, the truth it contains is profound.
This week marks my first wedding. No, it’s not that I’ve had a second wedding. My wife and I said “I do” twenty-five years ago and have kept on “doing” ever since. This week marks the first time that I will be leading a couple