Some time ago it was my turn to teach my Sunday School class so I went to Barnes & Noble in search of material to present and a bit of inspiration. I found a small book that contained a lot of prayers suitable for certain themes or occasions and bought it thinking I could find some thought provoking material. When [...]
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Winds of the Old Days
“Ghosts of my history will follow me there
And the winds of the old days will blow through my hair
Breath on an undying ember
It doesn’t take much to remember
Those eloquent songs from the good old days
That set us to marching with banners ablaze
But reporters, there’s no sense in prying
Our blue-eyed son’s been denying
The truths that are [...]
Christmas Memories
In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it ‘Christmas’ and went to church; the Jews called it ‘Hanukkah’ and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say ‘Merry Christmas!’ or ‘Happy Hanukkah!’ or (to the atheists) ‘Look [...]