I am hearing more and more Christians define themselves as “spiritual, but not religious.” Actually, Richard Branson first brought this thought into my consciousness by asking a group of us attending an ethics seminar with him, “How many of you are ‘religious’?” About three of us in the group of 20 raised our hands (yes, [...]

It seems that there are always some kind of movements happening within Christianity! Of recent note, there have been a few movements in the past five to ten years: the post-modern church, the emergent church, and so on. But I was having a conversation with Philip Clayton, Dean of the Claremont School of Theology and [...]

I inherited nearly 100 rose bushes when Ivan and I bought our current home. The former owner was obviously someone for whom roses held a dear place in the heart. The second Winter we lived there, I pruned all these rose bushes myself. Oh my. I don’t think I have done it since then. I [...]

I read the article below in the Inland Daily Bulletin in my town.  The writer, Cal Thomas, has an amazing grip on the situation and I wanted to reprint his article here for my own readers.  This about sums up my philosophy of life, so I hope it will stimulate some great discussion.  Cal, you [...]