Thanksgiving sale! Almost every advertisement over the past week or so was all about special opportunities to purchase desired merchandise at an exceedingly reduced price. And people line up the stores even weeks before the special sale begins. The whole focus is the consumer mindset. The phrase “Thanksgiving sale” is something like an oxymoron, two …
I must admit. Even as I write this piece I still do not understand what the Occupy Movement seeks to accomplish. It has been ongoing for more than two months now. There’s much talk about righting what is wrong in the economic system of the nation. Yet it is not clear exactly what alternative they …
Veterans Day is a U.S. holiday when the nation remembers and honors those who have served or are serving in the military. Generally, all veterans are appreciated for their sacrificial role in preserving the values and freedoms of the nation. Customarily, special honor is given to those who have served with distinction. And often the …
The Air Force Academy recently promoted Operation Christmas Child (OCC), inviting cadets to participate in the charity program. Soon afterward, however, the Academy retracted its promotion of OCC. As it turns out, critics condemned the promotion of OCC and accused the Academy of “religious intolerance.” The founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, …
The Saint Louis Cardinals just won the 2011 World Series. And in the jubilant chaos in the field after the game was a scene common in many sporting events. One could observe celebrating players and fans holding up their index finger in the air, the symbol for “number one.” Human beings have an undeniable attraction …
In a recent visit to a home of some friends, we entered into a scenario where their two-year-old son was not in a good mood, and was quite clingy to his dad. We discovered that he had just completed a “time-out” imposed by his dad. And so we asked the little boy why he was …
Cloud computing is now come of age. What’s that? You may ask. It may be described as a computing system that integrates various applications and services and makes them accessible to a wide range of users through the internet (the “cloud”). A user does not need to install various software applications—such as word processors, photo …
El Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James) is “a 500-mile trail in northern Spain that serves as a spiritual pilgrimage of sorts for thousands of hikers annually. Tradition has it that the remains of the Apostle James are buried in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, at the end of the trail.” This …
When Apple announced a few months ago the release of its latest operating system upgrade, the OSX 10.7 Lion, I instinctively thought of upgrading my computer. But when I researched what was needed to make the upgrade, I discovered that my computer was excluded. Due to its age, my computer was no longer compatible with …
Last week, a well-known personality made an outlandish statement on television that defies clear biblical teaching about marriage. He asserted that a Christian husband or wife is morally justified to divorce his or her spouse who has Alzheimer’s disease, and to find another partner. He explains that the spouse who has dementia is “not there” …
