. . . and home of the mean?

Any perception that I’ve fallen down on blog-writing lately is right on the money. Other work and writing demands have something to do with that, along with the need for a break over the holidays, but that’s not all. The issues that most need addressing...

Beware the tube of demons

The Internet has been abuzz this week with mind-boggling footage of two prosperity preachers  defending their need to have private jets. In a recent episode of Kenneth Copeland’s “Believers’s Voice of Victory” talk show (Dec. 29, 2015), he and...

Of weather, and such …

Those who deny the reality of global warming are having an increasingly harder time of it as much of the country basks in 70+ degree temperatures during the week after Christmas. Thunderstorms and heavy spring-like rains tracked across the South, while Christmas Eve...

Let there be lights …

I’ve never been one to go whole hog for Christmas decorations, especially the outdoor variety. Our external decorations consist of a wreath on the door: inside, nativity sets on the mantel. The only lights are on the Christmas tree. The more stuff you put up, I...

Free at last …

  I sat down to write a blog today and realized it has been more than three weeks since the last one — not a good record if you want to keep an audience. It’s been a hairy time of the year, with Thanksgiving travels followed by books to proofread,...