The place of peace

It’s Monday, and the price of oil is rising rapidly, and with it the price for gas at the local station. The war in the Middle East is expanding, and the threat to peace grows. Neither the UN nor the so called Board of Peace is going to pull Israel and the US back from…

Music to my ears

1969, how old were you? I was 13 and discovering that the world of music was interesting – especially this genre of rock and roll. I loved the Beatles, though I think my parents were worried a bit about that, and then there was Chicago, which had “brass” instruments in it, much cooler than the…

Happiness

What is there to be happy about? The news is terrible. Death, despair, tragedy, hurt and loss. What is there to be happy about it. Let me say, you can have personal happiness and optimism, and recognize that the world is a difficult place and there is much to make one anxious. And yet, let…