Forgiving Student Loans

The supreme court recently ruled against President Biden’s attempt to cancel student loan debt. Typical of these days, the nation appears strongly divided about the decision. Some, including the president, are vocally angry. Others agree the students should…

Merit, Morals and Race

Recently I received an email with a commentary on the causes of the deterioration of the quality of engineering these days. The author mentioned the recent Titan catastrophe. Two miles under the sea looking to show millionaire tourists the sunken Titanic, the carbon...

For a Time Such as This

4/26/2023 Miss Nohara was my 2nd grade teacher. Among many other things, I remember most that she taught me how to spell yes-ter-day and to love the American flag. I think she was a child living in Hawaii when the United States was Pearl Harbored. I had what my son...

The Law and the Facts

3/25/2023 Marcy and I enjoy watching Perry Mason reruns, so much so that only very occasionally do we run across an episode that we have not seen before. Perry Mason is half criminal lawyer, half detective. He is never satisfied with just getting his client a not...

Happy New Year?

Was January 1st that special or was it just another day? The inert part of the creation, like the gears in a watch, just marks another day without noting the beginning of another trip around the sun, so we have been told. But we are part of the creation, created in...

The Problem of Denominations

12/15/2022 Unity in the body of Christ is a primary testimony to the world that Jesus was sent by the Father. Some say it is the only testimony other than the miracles recorded in the Gospels. The reference is to John 17:20-23, the part of Jesus’ wonderful high...