"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."   -- From Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)

America and Communism.  For most of us those are two words that just don't seem to go together.  We all saw the Berlin Wall fall and crumbling with it onto the ash-heap of history was Communism, the brain child of God-hating Karl Marx.  "Communism is dead" we have been assured and anyone who tries to present evidence of the false burial is engaging in a much more dangerous ideology, the sin of McCarthyism.  In today's politically correct environment the label of "McCarthyite" has become synonymous with racist, bigot, and homophobe.  The facts show, however, that McCarthy was right.  Those facts have become an inconvenient Truth, though, haven't they? 

I am heartsick this morning. I don't know what it will take for Christians to wake-up. In a society that bends over backwards to make sure that our children have everything they need, why is it that we have so neglected the souls of our children?

Everything we own will someday belong to another. The only thing that has any significant value is the soul of another human being.

What is the soul? We throw that term around a lot but how many of us really understand what the soul is? The soul is made up of three parts.

Don't you love farce?
My fault I fear.
I thought that you'd want what I want.
Sorry, my dear.
But where are the clowns?
Quick, send in the clowns.
Don't bother, they're here.
As sung by Judy Collins Circus--a troupe of performers, esp. a traveling troupe, that presents such entertainments, together with officials, other employees, and the company's performing animals, traveling wagons, tents, cages, and equipment.

Psalm 119:97-105 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

I never go bowling. I used to love to when I was younger, but being the competitor that I am I no longer enjoy it because the stinkin' ball won't go where I roll it. I remember when I used to roll 200 plus, but now when I go I struggle to break the century mark.

Cloning -- a person or thing that duplicates, imitates, or closely resembles another in appearance, function, performance, or style.

I love to look at old pictures. There is something about rummaging through old files that warms my heart. The simplicity of a life-that-was jumps off of the pages and prompts me to wonder how we got in the mess we are in.

Luke 12:54-56  And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

I am an optimist by nature, a cockeyed-optimist, my mom always called me.  In all of the games I ever played or coached in, we never lost.  At least that was the way I viewed it!  We didn't lose, we just ran out of time.  If only we had a few more minutes on the clock...

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The American media could learn a thing or two from Tony Dungy.

For those of you who may not follow sports Tony Dungy (Dun jee) is the head football coach of the Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts. On Sunday evening, as the entire world watched, he led his team to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears.

I don't know about you, but I think that most of the problems in America are caused by lawyers. I'm not sure that they do it on purpose; in fact I have several friends who are lawyers. They want to help people. But the truth remains. Lawyers are a parasitic drain on this nation. 

As I look around America I see all kinds of problems, and, unfortunately, most of them are linked to money. Our schools are constantly begging for more money, our health-care system is on the verge of collapse, most public entities are so afraid of lawyers that they fall all over themselves to create policies designed to protect them from lawsuits. The ACLU and their ilk have changed the face of America by their continuous threat of litigation.   

I figured that title would get your attention.

We hear a lot about the problems facing the black community. Drugs, crime, poverty, and out-of-wedlock births are just a few of the issues inner city black Americans are dealing with. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and the other race-hustlers are quick to point out the lack of opportunities for young inner city people who are trapped by government-induced poverty. There is big money in poverty. Not money for the poor, but money for those who claim to represent the poor. We would be astounded if a full accounting were ever given of the billions of dollars wasted on helping the poor.

Do you think Jesse Jackson is poor? Is Al Sharpton begging for food? No, somewhere along the line, poverty has been "berry berry good" for them.

I have a regular Bible study in my home with a group of men. That's right, men. No women allowed....nor men who act like women.

I'm not talking about homosexuals. Most of them have more courage than most straight men I know. It takes courage to be an open homosexual.

Know how I know? Most Christian men won't come out of the closet and show their Faith. They will talk about God, because everyone loves God and God loves everybody