“Should a wise man utter vain knowledge and fill his belly with the east wind?” (Job 15:2).  Here is how the Contemporary English Version renders the preceding passage:  “Job, if you had any sense you would stop spreading all of this hot air.”  Eliphaz was supposedly a friend of Job.  All of us know from…

            A teacher brought a rabbit to her first grade class.  It was passed around to all the children and all were impressed.  One boy raised his hand and said, “Is it a boy or a girl?”              The teacher replied, “I’m not sure.”              A little timid girl raised her hand, “I know.”            …

When the sperm of ignorance connects with the egg of jealousy a monster is born—A Gossipmonger.  Feeding upon himself, he reaches maximum strength immediately.  Periodically, he goes to his physician (the devil) for a shot of suspicion.  When the pond of suspicion dries up then he begins to suspect himself.             He is easily detected,…

            A church sign caught my eye recently.  It got my attention because of the following statements:                                                “Dear God:                                     I’ve got a problem, It’s a “ME” problem.”             Unfortunately, most of our problems, are “ME” problems, self-afflicted problems!  Homemade problems!             Most of our “ME” problems stem from allowing…

The Psalms speak of some in that period of history whose spirit was “stubborn and rebellious” (Psalm 78:8). After eons of time, stubbornness is still with us. Some actual view it as an attribute. I know of two elected officials who recently boasted of their stubbornness. Perhaps they’ve never analyzed the word ‘stubbornness.’ Webster says…

We’ve all heard it said, “Life is not a bed of roses.”  That’s true.  One can do all that is right, and strive to be all that one is supposed to be, and still difficulties will arise.  Some troubles occur because of the choices family members or friends make or have made.  Some troubles come…

In my viewpoint, there are very few awards that are respected as much as the Peace Prize.             The prize was part of Alfred Nobel’s last will and testament.  I didn’t know until recently that he was the man who invented dynamite in 1866.  In a few years he had a total of 20 factories…

            On this day in 1956 President Dwight Eisenhower approved a law passed by Congress that made “In God We Trust” the national motto of the United States.  In 1966, it was added to all paper money.  Our national currency may be stamped with “In God We Trust,” but our heart is not.  Day by…

Our forefathers were smart.  In fact they were geniuses, for they carved out of the wilderness a paradise and enacted rules and laws that enabled the newcomers to enjoy a freedom that would increase as America grew and became the symbol of liberty and the land of opportunity.  Before the pilgrims landed, the men on…

Below is an exciting headline and paragraph concerning Red Boiling Springs High School:             RBSHS named among the best high schools by US News.              Red Boiling Springs High School was named this year’s US News best high schools.  The school received a bronze rating.  Of the 350 schools in Tennessee, five were awarded gold…