Evangelism, Anyone?

by | Feb 13, 2010 | Faith

     There are so many “isms” in this modern world. Some are glorious. Others are evil. Many are misunderstood. There is one particular “ism” that seems to strike a raw nerve amongst many Christians. I’m speaking of “evangelism.” Webster, (a fine...

A Good Name

by | Feb 13, 2010 | General

        Eight weeks of media coverage had not readied me for my first trip to New York following the terror of September 11. As the USAir shuttle headed north from Reagan to Laguardia, I remember asking the flight attendant which...

A Good Name – Part II

by | Feb 13, 2010 | General

Continued from “A Good Name”      Upon landing, Frank and I took a cab to the city, checked into our room and went right back out to catch a cab. We headed toward “Ground Zero.” We were left at the curb in front of Trinity Church, which...

A Good Name – Part III

by | Feb 13, 2010 | General

Continued from, “A Good Name – Part II”      Anyone who lingered by the teddy bears was visibly moved. With swollen eyes and my arm around Frank’s waist, we walked another two hundred yards to the 3:00 position and found ourselves...

The Prodigal Father, Part III

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Relationships

        I did call and I was taken back to hear how weak and feeble my father sounded.  He was breathing laboriously and was characteristically stubborn as I probed foranswers. He did NOTwant any of us coming there and he did...