2020 - September

   The word ‘uncomfortable’ is a Big Time understatement when you consider the people of Israel who were slaves under Pharaoh. Now think about those times you’ve truly been stretched, stressed or strained. While many psalms sing the praises of an ever-present, always-loving God, there are also psalms that wonder…

  Shakespeare lovers immediately caught my word pun from Romeo and Juliet because it’s “a rose by any other name”, not a rod. Since the column this week is about being renamed and I am male, I masculinized it—Rose to Rod. The origin of this famous phrase is unknown. However,…

  If this title makes you think of hymn, It Is Well with My Soul, I already have your attention. If the construction of these words in this order is unfamiliar to you, ah, we have some work to do. This work, like any very, very good work, will take…