Tag «children»

We Have to Pay First

Shephard, a little boy I know, who was not quite two-years old at the time, was sitting in a shopping cart as his mother was shopping. This little boy’s mother had picked up an item that he was anxious to eat, and while still at the checkout stand, Shephard wanted to unwrap this item and …

Time Capsules

When I was a child, I was really intrigued by the concept of time travel.  I loved H.G. Wells, “The Time Machine,” and I enjoyed watching a number of other movies that had astronauts somehow finding themselves hurled through space to another time.  Although time travel is just fantasy and will never be achieved, when …

Unintended Consequences

This article is a follow-up to the last article I wrote entitled, “Unacceptable Statistics.”  In the last article, I shared the results of a twenty year study from three different congregations.  The results from each congregation were almost identical.  Among other things, the findings from these three congregations showed that the vast majority of our …

The Secularization of America

The term “secularization” may be unfamiliar with some people, so allow me to define it.  Secularization means to “separate something from religious or spiritual connection and make it worldly or unspiritual.” In other words, secularization is the process of removing religious and moral influence from our society. As you know, and many of you may …