Has Cultural Informality Made Doctrine Seem Unnecessary? : Part One-Reflective Thought

How you ever looked around and examined  the attire when you attend your worship service?  What do you see? Mostly you see what one wears when going to a sport game or any other casual activity.  As I reflect on this, the contrast to church attendance in my youth is striking- more so in some […]

Commentary: How Will A.I. Change My Life?

Now, at 84, When I AM Still Living Fully   Surprisingly, Martha and I are still physically and mentally active at 82 and myself at 84. We garden, can and freeze vegetables. We take care of 25 acres. We have a large family scattered throughout various parts of the world. Martha continues writing poems, conducting […]

Reflective Thought: The Machines that Forget the Soul

When I was a boy I was raised by my grandparents. We had no electricity, indoor plumbing, no things like gas stoves or tractors.  Slowly, we acquired machines who made our lives easier—magic light at the flip of a switch, propane gas stoves  burning warmly and cooking great meals,  the miracle of a racing (at […]