The Words We Speak

The Words We Speak

It happened more than 30 years ago.  But I can remember it as if it happened yesterday. In a quest to be oh-so-funny, I made a comment I still wish I could take back. The Sunday service at the church I was serving had just begun.  I was the...
Riding the Waves

Riding the Waves

According to Greek legend, it took the hero Odysseus 10 years to reach home by journeying across the Mediterranean Sea after the Trojan War. But that’s nothing.  So far an armada of plastic toys has been at sea for 29 years.  And some of them have gone...
Out of Hot Water

Out of Hot Water

Throughout July we’re taking an in-depth look at Proverbs, the Bible’s one-of-a-kind book about our never-ending need for wisdom.Drop a frog into hot water and it will immediately jump out.But drop a frog into cool water and heat it gradually, and the frog will slowly...