What makes you feel nostalgic? The answer can be any number of things make me feel nostalgic. “There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed,” In My Life, The Beatles. Sometimes a name of a person or personality brings back wonderful memories of my past. I […]
Estimated reading time: 48 seconds
How have your political views changed over time? The key which unlocked my interest in politics happens in November 22, 1963. This is the day President John F Kennedy was assassinated. My endeavor to try and understand why someone would kill the President of the United States plunged me into […]
Estimated reading time: 1 minute
“Hey, Uncle Bart, how are you?” I hear “How are you” a lot today as the family gathers for another celebration of life. I think a celebration of life sounds better than a funeral service. This one has been a celebration of my cousin’s life. “I’m doing well,” I respond […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
“Taste this.” Marci Crockett pokes a fork full of colorful shredded vegetables under Josh’s nose while he absorbs a passage from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. Josh responds automatically to this imperative by opening his mouth. The concoction slides in as Marci impatiently awaits the verdict. “What […]
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
How many times do we have to watch this? It’s so yesterday already. What am I talking about? I’m talking about this scene that shows up in romances, rom-coms, thrillers, dystopian works … everywhere. Two basically strangers meet. They feel “something” for the other. Before too many scenes pass, we […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes