Why is it that good, well educated, and right living people, can have such strange ideas about cultures? It seems that we North Americans tend to consider anything in another culture wrong if it differs from our own in ways we don’t like. Languages, being part of cultures, differ from country to country. We wouldn’t dream of criticizing Japanese for speaking their unique language. Nor would we expect to live and work in China without learning Mandarin. In the same …

Last month I posted three columns about men without friends. Scores of readers responded, especially to the last one, Six Things a Man Must Do to Get What Every Man Needs, But Few Get. Here’s a follow up column that describes a helpful tool. Scientists call us homo sapiens, wise, rational, thinking beings. I, like other men, am always thinking. What’s more, I can tell you exactly what I am thinking about, Ask me and I will tell you instantly. …

This man deserves a place in our Hall of Fame, the high school principal thought. His excitement grew as he continued to review the list of accomplishments that accompanied the nomination one of my fellow graduates had sent him. Learned an unwritten indigenous language. Developed an alphabet, taught the native people to read and write in their own language. Practiced basic medicine, including dentistry, and taught hygiene. Translated part of the Bible into the language. Speaks four languages. Authored three …

I wanted to post this column celebrating our fiftieth wedding anniversary on our March 31 anniversary date, but I decided to keep my priorities straight and posted the April Fool column instead. The next weekend was Easter so during Passion week I posted an Easter column. I began traveling on my current speaking trip immediately after Easter, and I posted a column I had in reserve. Now, finally, Jo and I invite you to celebrate and praise God with us by …