by Chuck Queen | Aug 16, 2012 | Opinion
Nikos Kazantzakis, author of “Zorba the Greek” and other works, once wrote about a time when he came upon a cocoon resting in an olive tree. The infant butterfly was just starting to break through. The young Kazantzakis moved ever so close and breathed on...
by Chuck Queen | Jun 21, 2012 | Opinion
Joel Osteen has been deemed by many as America’s Pastor. He is the pastor of the largest church in America and his books have sold in the millions. I recently scanned Osteen’s book, “Your Best Life Now,” in search of any serious reflection or...
by Chuck Queen | May 17, 2012 | Opinion
Anyone who has ever been in church is familiar with the hymn, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” It was written by a son to comfort his mother whom he had left behind in Ireland when he came to the United States in the 1850s. According to the hymn, Jesus is...
by Chuck Queen | Mar 1, 2012 | Opinion
There is a great story in the book “Report to Greco” by Nikos Kazantzakis. When Nikos was young, his mother was very religious; she went to Mass every day. His father was anti-religious, sort of bitter toward religion, and Nikos was torn. When Nikos was 19...
by Chuck Queen | Feb 6, 2012 | Opinion
In “The Last Battle,” the final volume of “The Chronicles of Narnia,” there is a delightful scene toward the end of the story. A group of dwarfs sits huddled together in a tight little knot thinking they are in a pitch black, smelly hole of a...
