“Well, it is time to go eat a frog”, my wife bemoaned recently as she was cleaning up the breakfast dishes. She was, of course, referring to the old adage, “If you eat a frog the first thing in the morning, the rest of your day will be better.” What was her frog? Going to […]
Can Rich People Get to Heaven?
If I am going to write about rich people getting to heaven, we had better clarify what we mean by “rich”. Because most of us compare ourselves with neighbors or fellow workers or bank presidents or movie stars, we can agree that the “richness” is a relative trait. Right? In that case, by that standard, […]
Trade the Drudgery of New Year’s Resolutions for the Excitement of Pursuing Your Dreams
What are your New Year’s Resolutions this year? A better question is this one: what were they last year? Do you even remember? I realize that many of you are great at making the new year a time to set goals, chart your course, develop a plan and change your life. Good for you. Keep […]
Rethinking Our Family Christmas Gift Exchange
The Plemon family Christmas, which has traditionally been a meal and a gift exchange, has gradually grown as our children have married and started having children of their own. This year, as we took turns opening gifts … and gifts … and more gifts, the gift giving side of our celebration seemed, well, indulgent. Some […]
Jesus: The Only Man Ever Born Who Could be Messiah! Just Figure the Odds.
This is a Christmas Day post for nerds. In the first place, only a nerd would be reading blog posts on Christmas Day. In the second place, this is about numbers and odds — a nerdy topic. My point is that 1) the odds of anyone filling every single prophecy written about the Messiah are […]
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