I still remember the first time I ever sang the hymn “To God Be The Glory.” The Kleinwood church in Houston had purchased new “Songs of the Church” books to replace our worn-out “Sacred Selections.” David Pickup was assigned to teach the congregation some of the newer songs and chose...

There is something special to me about breakfast. I don’t know if it’s because it comes at the start of a new day, a time that is both fresh and refreshing. It might be because I’m a morning person and love the sounds the world makes when it wakes up. And I’m sure part of it is because...

I “rendered to Caesar” today. Our property taxes were due, so I sent in the payment to avoid the penalty. I almost had to force my hand to write the check. I seemed to walk in slow motion as I made the trek to put the envelope in the mailbox....

Maybe we should take those words out of our Pledge of Allegiance. Not because they are unconstitutional, but because they are inaccurate. How can we profess to be “one nation under God” when we can’t say prayers in school but we can distribute contraceptives for “safe sex?” How can we be...

I like to browse through used bookstores. There’s one on Spencer Highway in Pasadena that I particularly frequent called “The Dusty Cover.” Unfortunately, that also describes about half of the library in my office. I found a book in the religious section there a few years back entitled How to Study...