I was recently traveling. Three different airports. Multiple hours spent in waiting areas, multiple hours in cramped and uncomfortable seating. Now, I usually come prepared; I have multiple books and notepads, a portable CD player and plenty of music, a laptop computer. But that isn’t always a guarantee that these will keep my attention. Sometimes [...]

I don’t like the doctor’s office. Going to the doctor when you are sick is miserable, with all the hacking, sneezing or just sitting there feeling queasy. Taking a well-child is not much better, as you spend the whole time considering whether your child will get sick just for showing up. But beyond the obvious [...]

“Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!” (Matthew 25:6Matthew 25:6English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEV6 Then in the middle of the night someone shouted, “Here’s the groom! Come to meet him!”WP-Bible plugin). It seems funny to read a story in the Bible where the focus is on the groom and not the bride. We are [...]

Every Boy Scout memorizes a few important principles very early on: The Scout Law, The Scout Slogan and the Scout Motto. The Scout Law emphasizes character traits that scouts should exemplify, like honesty, reverence and kindness. The Scout Slogan is a practical reminder to be others-focused, to “Do a good turn daily”. But probably most [...]

A long, long time ago, in a land far, far away (okay, well maybe not so far away, but it was long enough ago that many people never experienced it), you used to be able to pull into a gas station and drive over a rubber hose that rang a bell.  The bell signaled an [...]