For
a Reason |
Og
finds an arrow and suffers the consequences. Does everything
happen for a reason? |
Eli |
A
retelling of I Samuel 1-8. An old priest recounts his troubles
with his sons and the boy Sam. |
Obadiah |
A
retelling of I Kings 16-19. During a drought, a prophet
discredits and kills his rivals. |
True
Prayer: God In Us |
"In
spirit and in truth." |
Emmaus |
A
retelling of Luke 24:13-35. On the first Easter Sunday, a
traveler meets two despondent disciples. |
The
Beautiful Gate |
A
retelling of Acts 3-4. Outside the Temple, a man's business is
ruined by do-gooders. |
Bible
Quiz |
With
28 Bible questions and 61 Bible answers. |
. |
1950 |
The
Intercontinental Web |
Discovering
an ancient TV show through on-line research. |
The
Three-Cornered Field |
Teasing
the sheep, and some reflections on seeing the big picture. |
. |
1960 |
Miss
Pete and Juno |
Musings
on memory, with a parakeet and a song that I "composed" in
Latin. |
Barry |
Virtues
and vices in the acceptance speech of the 1964 Republican candidate
for President, who was no moderate. |
The
Melting Pot |
A
long-term solution for America's racial tensions. |
Modern
Times |
Multiple
activities overtake the simple life. |
The
Great State of the Islands of Columbia |
A
crackpot idea. |
Thrice
Weekly |
A
double president's regrets; preventing cheating; doing your own thing. |
Need
It Be Said? |
A
song for a character who cannot believe. |
Expunging
Their Beliefs? |
Anti-war
activists who don't want their activism on their permanent records. |
Protest
and Viet Nam |
Others
were protesting; I observed the scene. |
Smiles
We Gave to One Another |
Once
the world seemed a friendlier place. |
. |
1990 |
Kevorkian
and the Bible |
Can
scripture justify suicide? |
. |
2000 |
Santa
Is An Elf |
On
belatedly realizing what some familiar words clearly say. |
Fear
Not |
Don't
let terror kill you many times before your death. |
C-Notes (parts
1 through 10) |
100
words or less on assorted topics. |
The
Other Mask |
A
delicate drama dilemma: in a comedy, how can villains be punished? |
We
Are Monarchs |
We
command musicians and actors, and take what we want from great
treasure houses. |
The
Pledge Question |
Should
we force our children to take a daily loyalty oath proclaiming our
nation is under God? |
The
Case Against Children |
What
I'm doing to save the environment. |
Dog
Thoughts |
A
golden retriever defends capitalism. |
What
Speed Limit? |
Americans
no longer respect the law. |
Stopping
Communication |
Sometimes
we don't want to let a message go through. |
The
Steady-State Theory |
Shouldn't
life be stable and comfortable? No, we must always be growing. |
Gray |
Don't
assume there's always a simple choice between black and white.
Often, gray is beautiful. |
Hating
Your House |
On
employees who callously sabatoge the operations of the company that
pays them. |
The
Egg. It Depends. Why Ask Why? |
I
venture my answers to three classic conundrums. |
No
Amnesty! |
Forgive
prodigal borrowers? To us good people, that would be a slap in
the face! |
When
Peas Fly |
Whatever
happened to split pea soup, anyway? |