Behold Your Little Ones

In the twilight years of her life, my beloved grandmother could not speak of one of her departed little ones, six decades after the loss, without tears streaking down her face. There is, in a cemetery in New Braunfels, a crudely graven headstone, handmade of concrete, over two tiny little graves. Barely visible are the …

Thy words shall condemn thee

We hear daily an increase in a profanity laden vernacular which passes for communication. Profanity has become a staple in the cinema and in literature (if you can call it literature). What has happened to the language of poetry, as for instance, the sheer beauty of expression, and the wisdom laden simplicity of the following …

He lives!

Some years ago I attended the funeral of a beloved student whose grief stricken parents had no religion to turn to. A religious service was quickly organized, but I have not forgotten the feeling of awful and utter desolation accompanying the parents in their moment of unimaginable grief. Where was their boy? Were they never …

The Naivete of Gun Control

I’m appalled at the naivete of those who support gun control. With that thought in mind, I’m going to repeat an earlier post, with added insights. Those who would deny us our Constitutional rights, in this case the 2nd Amendment to that sacred document, either ignorantly or purposefully, would do us great harm. I say …

We the People

The separation of powers, such a marvelous concept! With God inspired wisdom, the framers of the Constitution separated the three powers, or functions of the government, each one wholly independent, standing apart from the others. Article I. of that sacred text reads in part: “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress …

He healeth the broken in heart

I have discovered that in the midst of our deepest grief, the Lord is never far away. When we fall to our knees with hearts a-breaking, rending the heavens in the agony of despair, He beckons, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my …