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(My wife, as you might know, is an excellent writer. But, then, as she once worked for Forbes magazine, I suppose that is unsurprising. Recently, while leafing through some of the things she has written, I came across the following article. It struck me that it bears reprinting. I hope you share my opinion. GPH✠) . . . → Read More: Random reflections on my morning prayers  
Recently, while sorting through a pile of ancient sermons, I came across some musings on “The Grand Old Game” of Golf by Bill Downey, who passed away 12 years ago come November. Bill was the parish’s senior warden when I first arrived here some 25 years ago, and not a day passes that I . . . → Read More: Can Golf really be a spiritual exercise?
The crime rate is a major American preoccupation … which is hardly surprising in view of statistics which indicate that one in every three of us can expect to become a victim of violent crime at least once in our lives. Our politicians’ response to this has been a stream of legislative measures—boot camps, “three . . . → Read More: Let the Gospel take a bite out of crime You don’t believe God’s got a sense of humor? Just look at the camel and the duckbilled platypus! And who do you think invented laughter in the first place? In any event, a good laugh is balm for the soul. So here’s something to giggle about over the July 4th holiday. The following music review . . . → Read More: Humid recital stirs Bangkok Much has been said and written about our Founding Fathers—and their religious beliefs and whether they intended to base our constitution upon Christian principles or secular ones. This week, as we mark Independence Day, perhaps we might do them the courtesy of letting them speak for themselves. And who better to start than John Adams, . . . → Read More: The Founding Fathers speak for themselves Forget about “nothing succeeding like success.” The Political Correctness Movement’s motto would more aptly read: “Nothing exceeds like excess.” The thought sprang to mind while watching the PBS Television series American Masters recently. A narrator on the series, hopelessly in the thrall of political correctitude, saw fit casually to dismiss the song “America the Beautiful” . . . → Read More: PBS doesn’t believe America so beautiful One of the most useful gifts for a parson to be given would be that of prophecy. It seems a great pity—at least on the surface of things—that God has been so generous in this regard to racing tipsters and the like, and so sparing with it as far as his clergy is concerned. After . . . → Read More: There’s a down side to prophetic parsons In yet another effort to eliminate Christian opinion from public discourse, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union recently asserted that the freedom of religion is merely “an American value”—and, moreover, a value in conflict with the newly discovered “right not to be offended.” It is, in fact, nothing of the kind. The . . . → Read More: The high price of PC With the arrival of summer, all excuses for playing hooky from the gym have vanished out of the window. It is not that I object to working out. Generally, I am quite conscientious about it. But the truth is I find the gymnasium quite boring. Body contact sports are much more to my liking, but . . . → Read More: Christianity – a winner on the track and field Our Lord Jesus Christ said: “Greater love hath no man than this, that man lay down his life for his friends.” On June 6th, 70 years ago, an event took place in Normandy, France, that has touched, in direct and radical manner, the lives of not just everyone living in this country today, but everyone . . . → Read More: At the going down of the sun … we will remember them! |
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