Wednesday, December 31, 2008

A Greeting for Christmas 2008 & New Years 2009

From an Old Rough Cradle







From an old rough cradle

To the old rugged cross,

From a manger of hay

To mansions of glory,

From Heaven to earth

To Heaven again,

Flows the steam

Of Redemption’s story.




© 2008, Wesley G. Vaughn











May the peace of God

reign in your hearts,

not only at this season,

but throughout the coming year.


Yours ever,


Wesley & Patty Vaughn






(c) 2008

Thursday, December 11, 2008

'Goldilocks' faith serves lukewarm mush

I found this column by Michael Medved. It is just as relevant today as it was in April 2007. Just click on the link to go to the article:

"Goldilocks' faith serves lukewarm mush"
by Michael Medved
in USA Today
Posted 4/22/2007 8:07 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2007-04-22-oplede_N.htm#open-share-help

My reaction: I went to high school and college in the 1960s. This was the decade of the Hippies. Many of them were rebelling against the establishments of their parents, more particularly the watered-down liberalism of mainline institutions and the materialism of well-to-do families.

This decade also saw young people flocking to join the Peace Corps, drawn by the call to give of themselves for others.