Tempest/Storm in a Teapot?

Tempest/Storm in a Teapot?

The many-hued miracle of autumn is, once again, seducing families to head to the hills and countryside to see nature’s glory on display. The colors, the crispness in the air, the crunch of millions of spent leaves underfoot, more satisfying than splashing in a puddle...
A turn of events

A turn of events

I’m in awe! I’ve begun tutoring an adult student who recently arrived in the US from a war-battered country. He wants to learn English (well, American)! From scratch! But not only is it a new language he needs to acquire, but a new alphabet to decipher for reading and...
Extreme Makeover

Extreme Makeover

No actual words spoken by Saul the Pharisee are written down. However, as a crème de la crème Pharisee, all that was spoken by his elite religious cronies could well have been his own words. Certainly, their attitude of shock and disdain at all that was seen and heard...
Beyond first glance

Beyond first glance

“In Him we live and move and have our being.” Acts 17:28, NIV. Intriguing statement, don’t you think? Besides good lyrics for a song, what are we to understand from it? What was Luke’s intent in writing this? Had he come to understand something of critical...
Christian Living 101

Christian Living 101

I recently had occasion to be assistant in an Intro Computer Class. There were nine students confronting three simultaneous obstacles: non-English speaking, unfamiliar with a keyboard, and unfamiliar with computer usage/lingo. The ninety-minute class went quickly...