Body The Virtue of Perseverance In the history of Scotland few names are as revered as Robert the Bruce. He liberated Scotland from the tyranny of England and set it on the path to independence.

Body Remember from your childhood all those stories about that man or woman “who lives right over there?” That person you knew from experience - yours or others - to avoid at all costs. Those stories varied from a witch, to scary dude, to mean as a junk yard dog.

Body This may be the most frightening Halloween of all time. People across America are scared stiff as we are bombarded 24-hours a day with terrifying scenes splashed across television, our telephones and tablets.

Body When it comes to life, there are no guarantees. A few people will live to be 100 and beyond. The majority of people will die much younger. We don’t know for sure. Your health can be great and still anything can happen. Your health might be bad.

Body As the presidential election quickly approaches and is already underway in some states such as Pennsylvania, I am surprised to meet Christians — including evangelicals, Catholics, and mainline Protestants — who tell me they feel they have no choice but to abstain from voting for...

Body Every generation must be known for something. Our generation will be known for overeating, over medicating and abundant whining” Speaking of pills, the late Art Buchwald told a great story about….

Body I recently read where test scores are down across the state in our public schools. The news made me think of the following item sent to me by one of our readers….

Body Kids say the darndest things School is definitely back in session and it is like no other school year we have ever known, but some things remain the same. Namely, the humorous (often) true things that kids say and they don’t even know they are funny.

Body START A FIRE — Wadded-up newspaper is the traditional beginning for bonfires, fireplaces and camp grills. Computers, not so much — they’re hard to light and the smoke they produce will make you ill, if not downright kill you.

Body I just learned this past week our local Church of Christ minister will soon be leaving for another church. He will be greatly missed.