Moments ago, a friend sent an innocuous email entitled: "Fwd: Interesting History Info from Cecelia." I'm still not sure why I opened it; but I'm glad I did.The email contained a link to a story on the BBC's website, Genetic 'Adam Never Met Eve'. If this isn't a drama, I can't imagine what is. As... Continue Reading →

Where's a ghostbuster when you really need one? Judas Iscariot has come back to haunt us—just in time for Passover. The man who added "the kiss of death" to our vernacular has returned...a hero. That's the story told in the recent release of the nearly 2,000-year-old Gospel of Judas—determined by every scientific method available today... Continue Reading →

One of the ministers at my church is fond of saying, “Prayer doesn’t change things; it changes us.” Now, an exhaustive $2.4 million study on the healing power of prayer may have revealed just that.The study, conducted at six venerable medical centers, including Harvard University and Mayo Clinic, divided 1,800 patients into three groups. All... Continue Reading →

This is America: land of the free, home of the brave, the forceful, and the myopic. Where else can we speak our minds without fear of censorship, incarceration, or bodily harm? Where else can we send mixed messages and not be viewed as illogical, confused, or just plain duplicitous?That's why I love and appreciate this... Continue Reading →

Headlines can’t possibly tell a whole story, but the one I spotted in an Associated Press report on this, the third anniversary of the U. S. invasion of Iraq, almost missed the mark completely. It read: Father Loses Taste for Revenge in Iraq. This intriguing story unfolds in battle torn Iraq, where we meet Joe... Continue Reading →

Here’s some news you can use: Former Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic, labeled the “butcher of the Balkans”, has finally left the stage. His body was found Saturday in his prison cell.Milosevic is allegedly responsible for the deaths of at least 250,000 people—almost twice as many civilians as America's political leaders killed in Hiroshima and more... Continue Reading →

Sometimes we pay attention; sometimes we don't. Apparently, even the most attentive parents are oblivious to what their kids are ingesting. According to a study released this week, we're feeding our kids some pretty deadly stuff. Who knew?Imagine being a kid, chillin’ in your bedroom, snacking on high sodium chips and a beverage laced with... Continue Reading →

Ah, the good ol’ days! Travel used to be so simple then. When I was a kid, part of the excitement of any trip south of Chicago was the picnic in the car. There were always sandwiches, fried chicken and cookies. If we were lucky, there was cake. If someone had to tinkle, we merely... Continue Reading →

While being interviewed this week for Dana Roc’s “Inspiring People” column, she asked me, “One hundred years from now, what do you want to be remembered for?”It reminded me of this scenario Stephen Covey painted years ago in his inspiring bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: You’re at the funeral of a loved... Continue Reading →