by Guy Sayles | Dec 4, 2012 | Opinion
Years ago, I attended a tedious and boring conference that I was delighted to see come to an end. I was ready to get back home, but, as bad luck would have it, my flight was delayed for a couple of hours as we waited for violent thunderstorms to subside. The airline...
by Guy Sayles | Nov 26, 2012 | Opinion
In 1991, Van Morrison released “Hymns to the Silence,” a two-CD tour de force that seems at least partly autobiographical. Morrison’s folk-tinged and bluesy rock ‘n’ roll on this album, as across his whole career, has an indefinable...
by Guy Sayles | Nov 5, 2012 | Opinion
I agree with theologian Robert McAfee Brown in “The Spirit of Protestantism” in which he said: “There has not been a moment in the church’s life when it has not stood in need of reformation, redirection, and renewal at the hand of God.”...
by Guy Sayles | Oct 18, 2012 | Opinion
Whether it’s the actual truth or not, when someone asks, “How are you doing?” we’re most likely to answer, “Fine.” My guess is that our next most common responses are “busy” and “tired.” Almost 20 years ago,...
by Guy Sayles | Oct 9, 2012 | Opinion
In an old Peanuts cartoon, Lucy asks Charlie Brown, “Did you ever know anyone who was really happy?” Before he answers, that effervescent Snoopy dances into the scene – head flung back, ears streaming in the wind, a wide and giddy grin lighting up his...
