I have attended a lot of funerals in the past few years — too many. Most of those persons were over 60 and died of “old age” — an over-used phrase. But some of them were youngsters. So, is there a “rule of thumb” on death and, if so, when should we expected it to occur? I know this topic will generate many opinions; let’s look at the Biblical perspective of life – birth &…
With my moments of nostalgia limited to some fading photos and “oldies” that were popular during my youth and my years as a “DJ”, I ran across one that had a familiar ring. It was a song by Simon & Garfunkel that was released in 1966, “Homeward Bound“. Like most S & G songs, this one scooted up the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, peaking at #5 and was on the chart for 12 weeks. There…
Filthiness – in all forms; dialog, expressions & gestures, etc. seem to have taken over our society. The latest is action from another of our highest persons in this Nation, a member of Congress! (The HONORABLE – ??) Maxine Waters, Representative from California, in a speech in Inglewood, CA, remarked that the Tea Party can “go straight to Hell”. Here are her words, “I’m not afraid of anybody. This is a tough game. You can’t…
Since the death of the notorious mass murderer, Osama Bin Laden (OBL), the age-old question has risen — again: praying for the dead. I say “age-old” because this has been an issue since the third century, LONG before the Reformation of the Church (the emergence of the Protestant movement from Catholicism). And, even today this action is not limited to those of the Catholic faith; the Anglican (Episcopal) Church performs the same ritual in…
