The ladies in my church are doing a Beth Moore Bible study, "Stepping Up: A Journey Through The Psalms of Ascent," based on Psalms 120 through 134. One of the things Beth Moore has requested we students do as we make this journey, is to begin each day face down on the floor in obeisance and worship before our Lord. ...more

November 12, 2008

Pope Benedict XVI urged ailing pilgrims to accept death "at the hour chosen by God," reasserting the Vatican's opposition to euthanasia today at an open-air Mass for the sick. Benedict administered the sacrament of the sick to pilgrims in wheelchairs and on gurneys, many bundled in quilts against the chill. ...more

September 15, 2008

They were expecting thousands but by 6 p.m. only about 200 brave water-soaked fans were staking out spots on the beach to get a view of magician Criss Angel's attempt to escape an imploding nine-story Spyglass Resort. ...more

July 30, 2008

No, he wasn't faking. By Tiger Woods' final results, it would be easy to cynically and playfully suggest that maybe he really did not have knee surgery. A lot of people still believe the moon landing was successfully completed on a Hollywood sound stage. ...more

June 17, 2008

In some ways, aging is kind. By the time you develop wrinkles that resemble a satellite view of the Mississippi River delta, your eyesight has faded so much you can't see them. ...more

May 30, 2008