In the gospel of John (John 11:50) the high priest says of Jesus, "You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die ...

   Pattern matching is an important ability in engineering (or really any job for that matter).  The ability to spot patterns of behavior ca...

    Many of us have probably experienced a family or friend that was in need of a place to stay for a while until things got better or they ...

   Raised as a Lutheran I was brought up learning Luther's Small Catechism in which a common question is raised:  "What does this...

   My father was a wonderful man.  The son of a Lutheran pastor he grew up during the depression in a small town in Illinois.  He entered th...

     You've probably heard the phrase:                     "If you don't stand for something, you will will fall for anythin...

   There's an old Marxist phrase that says:       "The capitalist will sell you the rope you intend to hang him with"     ...

    I own my own home and all the contents inside of it (we paid the bank off 2 years ago!).   Every room in it, every piece of furniture,...

      It was like a scene out of a Hollywood movie ( a cross between "High Noon at the OK Corral"  and "The Hunger Gam...

   We are told that "change is good".   But change is good or bad depending on your point of view.  If we change the Senate from D...

     One of my most favorite comedians of ALL time is Jeff Foxworthy.   He is well known across the United States for his routine called ...

     Do you remember the old "Get Smart" TV show in which 2 agencies, KAOS and CONTROL, battled it out in 007 like fashion only...

   My son has read more novels already than I ever have (I've only read 3 in my life).  He has read all the "Harry Potter" boo...

   We all remember sitting in elementary and high school math as the teacher strains to find a purpose for us to learn things like: The ...