Someone asked me yesterday about the process I use for preparing my sermons for each Sunday.

Politics and primary elections dominate the news right now, but the story that has gripped my attention more is the sinking of that Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, ten days ago.

Audrey and I seldom sit together when we fly, even on long distance flights. We both prefer aisle seats, so across from each other is fine.

Yesterday's late afternoon gentle frosting of snow brightened up an otherwise very sad day for us.

In the election of 1960, Richard Nixon lost to John F. Kennedy in the closest of vote counts: only 118,574 ballots separated them.