Glorified Joy

Glorified Joy

It’s the feeling you get when ‘it’ is over. You know, that college thesis, military boot camp, that restrictive diet, that house move, the big dentist appointment, etc. Anxiety floats away. Suddenly, we feel alive again, the sun is shining brighter, the grass is...
A comic’s message

A comic’s message

Julius Caesar Dithers was introduced to the public via the Blondie comic strip in 1933. He was the tyrannical boss of Dagwood, and owner of the construction company, D.C. Dithers. He was constantly berating his employees, and notably Dagwood, for being late, for...
Proof positive!

Proof positive!

I remember, in math class, my non-math-oriented classmates groaning when, on a test, there were problems to be solved. That wasn’t the main trigger, though. It was the line: ‘Show all your work.’ Yep. The teacher wanted to know that the process for solving was fully...
And cake, too!

And cake, too!

It’s incredible when you think about it. An unknown team of medical researchers in an unknown lab in an unknown location work tirelessly to create a small tablet which they’ve formulated to be a 12-hour extended-release pain medication. The sufferer, who has been...
A hug makes it better

A hug makes it better

A young man I know, recently said of his mother as she was taken by ambulance to the hospital with a possible stroke, “This can’t be happening! She’s my rock!” Admittedly, this was spoken in shock before a small group of neighbors, but all the same, what was he...
It’s a page-turner!

It’s a page-turner!

Boy, oh boy! The Bible is just chock full of intriguing characters, isn’t it? Some are known for their shocking antics and some for their astonishing obediences. Whichever, their places have been immortalized in Scripture. Their names alone can cause a reaction as...