Loose Lips

Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord;keep watch over the door of my lips.[Psalm 141:3] John Gruden Of all the newsworthy events in sports this past week, the one that drew perhaps the most attention was the resignation(?) of Las Vegas Raiders head coach John Gruden over a series of emails that he sentContinueContinue reading “Loose Lips”

RANDOM MUSINGS FOR A FRIDAY…

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever else you get, get insight.[Proverbs 4:7] The Rev. Pauli Murray I watched a fabulous documentary the other day on Prime Video titled, My Name Is Pauli Murray, which I highly recommend. Among her many achievements, Murray was the first African-American woman to be ordained to the priesthood inContinueContinue reading “RANDOM MUSINGS FOR A FRIDAY…”

THE BONDS OF BASEBALL

The tyrant was the opponent, and the world and the human race were the audience. Respect for God won the day and crowned its champions. Who wasn’t amazed at the athletes who were competing in the name of the divine Law? Who wasn’t astonished?[4 Maccabees 17:14-16 Common English Bible] I love baseball. My fanaticism has waned overContinueContinue reading “THE BONDS OF BASEBALL”