Think, Reason, Believe

Pal invited me to her church one seemingly uneventful Wednesday night. Raised in a Buddhist family, my Thai friend was a new Christian of a few years. The church had a supper before the prayer service, and we sat with others at a table. Pal started to talk with a women she...

The Delusion Thread

A group of men who didn't know the impact they would have on a world separated by ideology and vast oceans and lands gathered together over two hundred years ago and declared in print one simple concept: Enough is enough. They weren't 'founding fathers' then so much as...

Mogama's Random Rants

That freedom is the badge of America's essence first impressed me the most when, as seminary students, we drove in a 14-passenger van from the campus of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky to Washington DC. It was in the early 1990s, and...

This & That With Kovacs

Some of the most common ways people get bad credit is from having late or unpaid credit card balances, home foreclosures and bankruptcy filings. In today's financial climate, it is more important than ever to have good credit. Did you know a bad credit score could even cost...

Mike Fak's, Blundering Through Life

There can be nothing more sanctimonious than a reformed smoker so I refuse to be one of those. I have no problems with friends who smoke and I don't chide or berate them for their bad habit. They know it is stupid and unhealthy and they don't need me interjecting opinion into...

Life's Little Hiccups

Every year when Independence Day rolls around, I am reminded of several things, how lucky I am to be an American, and the freedoms that come with this privilege, the women and men who over the decades that have fought and died to maintain those freedoms, and the Declaration Of...

Love Revolution

Mark Sanford's subsequent behavior and admissions since coming out about his extramarital affair have been bizarre. The media printed word for intimate word, the contents of an email sent to his mistress. Reading those words, one would believe he was smitten. I felt uneasy...

Always On The Edge

I try to read as many articles as I can, and I always leave a comment. When I ran across this site, I was glad to see the different options it had over other writing sites. Our articles are rated, and we get stars, a brilliant idea and an added plus. We can also figure out...

Oh Really?

Greetings Fellow Travelers ... As some of you may know, I work in the health care field as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. The location where I am currently employed is about three or four miles from the Mexican border. Quite a few of the patients I see on any...

The Life of a Working Stay at Home Mom

Joy is something many Christians battle with daily. Right alongside joy is depression. It is often said that Christians should be exhibiting joy. It is a fruit of the spirit that Christians are to show, right? Why then are so many battling depression? As a wife and a mom, I...

Perfection Dereliction

Contrary to what's taught to our children--that which is left out of most American history primers--many of the Colonists were not pro-revolution. Some were pro-English or loyalists and some not sure they wanted to make the sacrifice to seek independence from the mother...

Ghost Riders In The Sky

"I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government and good leadership. And when we get lazy, as a democracy and civically start taking shortcuts, then it results in bad government and politics." Barack Obama We are indeed a...

Messages from Outerspace

I've been doing a lot more driving around lately and as a consequence, I've seen a lot more dead animals in the road or beside it. Each time I pass one, I say a little prayer for its soul and send a wish for its peace and happiness in whatever comes next. Friday, I saw a...

Collections from Ronyae the Walking Library

Is it true, is it not? Only the lifespan of the rumors will tell whether or not actress Gabrielle Union ("Bad Boys II") is pregnant by Miami Heat basketball player Dwayne Wade. First, I would like to forewarn you that this is a very opinionated write; I oppose of...

Which Glasses Are You Wearing?

Machine translation used to be a big dream. Just like the behavioural school of psychology that had a simplistic view of education, it saw human languages as simple black boxes. It was an idea that had great expectations. Man had made machines that could beat the best...

Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday

I can remember in my youth, going to a movie with my brothers to see a James Bond movie. It cost 75 cents to get in and for that money I saw not only a " double feature " but also a cartoon before the show started. I remember walking about two miles to the high tech "...

Laugh a Little, Think a Little, Learn a Little

There is that old saying that I believe every one of us can relate to, and yet we all say it. Today, while mowing the lawn for the first time in my life, I was pondering all the "I will never" statements I have made. Beginning with, I will never mow the lawn, that's for...