That’s a pretty heavy title for this pre-boomer blog, but a conversation with a younger friend of mine prompted this writing. I am not schooled in theology and have not been part of organized religion or the church of my youth for many years. However, I do believe in God and try to live my [...]
For the past couple of decades, Americans equated being rich with how much stuff they owned and the size of their financial portfolio. With the economic downturn, many of us had to rethink what was important and place our faith in more than the almighty dollar. Because pre-boomers experienced dire times when we were young, [...]
“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness –“ this famous
phrase from the Declaration of Independence is the corner stone on which our nation was built. So what [...]
I recently attended the graduation ceremonies for a family member the other day. The event took place the other day at one of Southern California’s leading universities. It was reported that nearly 50,000 were in attendance at the event.
The two hour program began with the color guard marching in, followed by a beautiful rendition of [...]
Before they changed the Pledge of Allegiance to include “under God” we had a prayer at the start of each school day. If I remember correctly, the teacher read from the scriptures, too. Then, in the early ‘60s a successful battle was waged to no longer allow prayer in public schools, which prompted [...]
