The Christian experience often focuses on terms like “faith” and “belief”. Christians are sometimes referred to as “people of faith”. Especially in the Easter season, we are challenged to put faith in the fact that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and have belief that He rose again from the dead.

I’ve been scarred for life. Not from some inner emotional conflict or unresolved grief, but literally scarred from a fight I had with a barb-wire fence when I was young (FYI - barb-wire won the fight). I was cut in a number of places that day, but my left arm got the brunt of it. A long scar runs the full length

Much ado has been made in the press recently about the latest nominee to the Supreme Court. As the highest court in our land, it is vital that the right people be chosen for this task. Key decisions are made by the court that affect our lives and our country in consequential ways.

When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time with a neighbor my age. We enjoyed swimming in the pool, riding our bikes, playing ball and other things that kids do for fun. But there were those days when our ideas ran dry: a rainy day or just a day when none of the normal “fun” things seemed to appeal to us.

Looking back in time, there are certain prominent figures who have managed to stamp their indelible mark on history: Hitler, Napoleon, Julius Caesar, and Alexander the Great – to name just a few. Their stories have been told and re-told until they have reached mythological proportions.