Dignity in defeat and graciousness in victory. I’ve often wished, if I could go back in time, that I might have been present that day, April 9, 1865, in the parlor of Wilmer McLean of Appomattox Court House, Virginia. I would like to have seen General Robert E. Lee, tall and erect, dressed in […]
Apr 8, 2019
A World-Wide Catastrophe
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At last, the Ark was finished, food for Noah’s family and the animals was stored in the Ark, and Noah, his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, Japheth and their wives went into the Ark. The Bible says, “and the Lord shut him in” (Genesis 7:16). Then, the rain began. Rain fell for forty days […]
Apr 7, 2019
Who Was Noah?
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The Bible says that Noah was the grandson of Methuselah, the son of Lamech, and the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. He was a godly man in an ungodly world. Scripture plainly states that the reason the Lord sent the Flood was because people had become so evil that their sins required Divine punishment. […]
Apr 6, 2019
Conversations with a Cat Called Twitch
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My family has a yellow and white cat, a rescue cat whose name is Twitch. Sad to say, Nemo and Twitch are not bosom buddies. In fact, they are definitely antagonistic. The one time they met, only an introductory meeting, mind you, was almost disastrous. Not to dwell on unpleasant subjects, but if you can […]
Apr 5, 2019
Mist and Mystery
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It’s an Ireland kind of morning. A mist rises over rivers and lakes. The ground is damp with rain, the air is crisp and cool. Beneath the stillness and calm, mystery lurks. Always, mystery, reminding me of that distant, enchanting island nestled like a green emerald in the Irish Sea. One of the fascinating […]
Apr 3, 2019
Why or Why Not
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Life would be a lot simpler if not for that little word, why. As Paul Harvey was fond of saying, there’s always a story behind the story. There’s always a reason why things are as they are and that reason isn’t always what we think it is. That’s why writing is so much fun. […]
