We do have a brilliant, knowledgeable president and an excellent speaker. All these attributes can either be an asset or a liability depending on how they are used. He has and is talking the talk. I hope all of you are joining me in prayer that he will walk the walk. ...more

March 12, 2009

Would you join me in praying for our president? Like many of you I didn't vote for him, but none the less he is our president. He truly does have a momentous task before him and he needs our support and wisdom only God can give. He has offered a couple of things that are promising, saying that any treaty between Israel and Palestine for peace would have to stop the rockets aimed at Israel and the flow of underground arms from other countries. As I understand it, the arms are coming from Egypt through underground tunnels. So, it is easy to see, Israel is not only at war with Palestine but also with others who are contributing to the effort. We may not want to admit it but this is an underhanded, unfair conflict which is apt to get worse before it gets better. ...more

February 6, 2009

We have different opinions about why our economy is in such a bad state, but it behooves each of us to take our individual inventory. It seems to me, when we go in debt, we are using what belongs to someone else. There are things that we need the use of credit for, but even then, it is our responsibility to use common sense and not over indulge. When we buy things we know we can't afford and sometimes don't even need, we are asking for trouble. ...more

October 27, 2008

Wondering where the real estate market is going? Clark W. Toole III, president and chief operating officer of Sarasota-based Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, thinks Florida is poised for a recovery. ...more

February 17, 2008

One of the biggest needs of our people today is to study God's Holy Word. From the beginning this was God's plan. As our Heavenly Father, we are to be obedient to him because He is an all-wise God, the God of creation. He instructed us to teach His laws to our children when we get up and when we lie down. To do that we have to live it before them 24-7. This is a tedious process which requires prayer and dependence upon the Holy Spirit, but Oh! what a joy to walk with the Master. There are so many wonderful promises in His Holy Word, but they are conditional. ...more

December 13, 2007

What am I thankful for? One thing is the letter section of Highlands Today. I start every day by reading the letters and they always get me off to a running start. ...more

November 22, 2007