Over the last year, hundreds of thousands of people have died from coronavirus. Over the last year, millions more were hospitalized because of that virus. And a year later, thousands now test negative for the virus, but have continuing health problems because of the damage it did. And that was only the results of the… Read More »

Leo Tolstoy is known for his epic work War and Peace. But another one of his writings is even more powerful. It is titled How Much Land Does a Man Need?, and tells the story of a farmer named Pahom. In that writing, Tolstoy tells how Pahom hears that a chief in a nearby country… Read More »

In 1929, Rudolph and Adolf started the Dassler Brothers Shoe Company. Rudolph was the salesman and the designer. In 1939, they provided shoes to Jesse Owens for the Berlin Summer Olympics. This caused their business to bloom. But just a few years later, their relationship died. In the middle of the night, Rudolph angrily moved… Read More »

As I began to prepare this message, I was reminded of how as a child I would hear someone curse, and then someone nearby ask: “Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?” While posed as a question, it was a way of telling someone that their cursing was not any more welcome to them… Read More »