Pastor’s Blog (Page 37)

Truckers have a saying:  If you have it, it came on a truck. Well, they’ve got a point.  After all, what do you have that didn’t come on a truck?  Not much.  And their idea, I suppose, is that once we take note of all the benefits trucking delivers… we’ll be thankful… and grumble less about all the big trucks on the road. Their slogan reminds…

Have you been around any 3-year-olds lately? Their view on what is whose is pretty simple. Check this out. Property Law As Viewed By A Toddler 1.  If I like it, it’s mine. 2.  If it’s in my hand, it’s mine. 3.  If I can take it from you, it’s mine. 4.  If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine. 5.  If it’s mine, it must never appear to…

Reid Stowe recently completed an 1152-day nonstop sea voyage.  Mr. Stowe, 58, stayed aboard his schooner Anne these three-plus years without returning to land or restocking.  He built his 70-foot two-masted sailboat to handle the rigors of the deep.  And she did.  Short, stubby masts and super-thick rigging enabled Anne to survive a freak wave off of Cape Horn that rolled…

Approximately 45,000,000 turkeys are desperately hoping for a pardon this Thanks-giving season. Turkey pardoning was first mentioned by President Harry Truman in 1947, but there is no evidence to support that he actually pardoned the turkey.  Uh oh. President John F. Kennedy spared a turkey days before his assassination, but the bird never received a formal pardon.…

Quite a fuss has been made over President Obama bowing to Japanese Emperor Akihito.1 Some contend he was just trying to be polite–bowing is a common social gesture in this part of the world.  Others are appalled or even angry, convinced he is communicating deference and subservience to Akihito as a superior. I don’t intend to weigh in on that debate.  But the…

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1919, an armistice was signed that ended the fighting of the Great War — World War 1.  They called it Armistice Day. Every November 11 thereafter, businesses would close their doors at 11 a.m. to honor those who had served in that awful war.  With the passing of time it has come to be known as Veterans Day…