My neighbor was telling me about a recent Bible study where he became aware that originally God had us as vegetarians and the animals were no threat and that after the flood God told Noah that was no more & we could now eat meat. We were wondering why the change. Our thought was that...
Hannah is a full-time mom working strenuously, with her husband’s partnership, to raise five delightful (but rambunctious) children. Sometimes, the daily pressures threaten to overwhelm her, and she finds herself snapping shrewishly at her family. Jake recently launched his own small business. He is hoping soon to marry his girlfriend, whose family is equally enthusiastic...
My children constantly fascinate me when we hike in breathtakingly beautiful British Columbia during the summer. Some of them visibly thrill to the vast vistas and magnificent landscapes revealed as we crest a hill. Others seem oblivious to the large scale spectacles but will stoop to pick up a pebble which can absorb their attention...
Born to a confused sixteen-year-old girl impregnated by a man she met at an English pub, virtuoso guitarist Eric Clapton didn’t have much of a wholesome family childhood. His father vanished before he was born and he was raised by his grandmother, led to believe that his mother was his sister. Young Eric was soon...
When I was a teenager, my parents sent me to study Torah in Israel with my great-uncle, Rabbi Elya Lopian. Watching and listening to a man who was a giant of ancient Jewish wisdom opened my eyes to spiritual reality. Large numbers of young men from around the world flocked to study with him at...
Bernie Sanders (with whom I’d much rather spend an evening with than Hillary Clinton) is almost comical in his sputtering fury against “Wall Street.” When he panders to students, it’s “Wall Street” that imposes draconian interest rates upon their loans. When he panders to groups based on skin color, it’s again “Wall Street” that causes...
