Steven on April 27th, 2009

Featured song: Room Noise, by the 2nd Chapter Of Acts, from their 1983 album, Singer Sower. If you have been reading this blog for very long, it has probably become apparent to you that I am a person who is nostalgic, who enjoys looking back at his past. I treasure my memories, and believe that […]

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Steven on January 18th, 2009

Yesterday I saw “The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button“, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. I went, thinking it would be an interesting film to see how someone is born looking very old, and ages backwards as he grows older. Unexpectedly, I sat riveted to the screen for the entire film, not wanting to miss […]

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Steven on December 31st, 2008

On New Year’s Eve, it is customary to look back at the year that just passed, and to make predictions about the year to come. It’s been a tough year for many, with the financial meltdown and recession, possibly the loss of a job, and many other problems that we’ve gone through. We don’t know […]

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Steven on September 24th, 2008

Today, I attended a funeral. It was for one of my wife’s friends, who had suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. As I listened to the minister’s message, I was struck by one of things suffered by those who lose someone close to them. A death rarely occurs in an expected fashion, where there is time […]

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