God doesn’t want you to go to church

Well, perhaps I should say that God doesn't only want you to go to church. More importantly, God wants you to want to go to church. Just a moment spent contemplating those two ideas will reveal just how different they are in actuality.In my occasional series on The Ten Commandments, I have already covered the … Continue reading God doesn’t want you to go to church

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas

Philadelphia, January 1996The first real snow storm of the year is headed towards the northeastern United States this weekend. It is expected to dump anywhere from six inches up to a foot and a half of the white stuff in the 'I-95' corridor between New York and Boston.That means it will be sliding hundreds of … Continue reading I’m dreaming of a white Christmas

The Office Christmas Party

There are many urban legends out there of the stereotypical office Christmas party.A wide variety of disasters, pratfalls, guffaws, and otherwise unexplainable romantic interludes fueled by drinking far too much spiked punch, nog, and other holiday adult beverages.I have witnessed some of these first-hand in both of the professions of my adult lifetime which includes … Continue reading The Office Christmas Party