“ Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.”  – From Frank Capra’s film “It’s a Wonderful Life” (Continued from last week …) (Second of 4 parts) THE belief in the presence and power of angels to intervene is strong in popular conservative culture. In a remarkable 1999 Hallmark film, “A Season for Miracles,”…

“ I think that someone is watching out for me, God, my guardian angel, I’m not sure who that is but they really work hard.”  – Mattie Stepanek Author, “Heartsongs” DO you believe in angels? I do. Most people do. The strong presence of angels in the various books of the Bible, especially during the birth…

“ There is a sucker born every nanosecond.” –A play on a qoute mistakenly ascribed to circus impresario, P.T. Barnum YEARS ago, I came across an email message from a legitimate contact telling a sad story and asking for emergency money in a far-off land. I searched some phrases and sure enough, it was a…

“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.” –Claude Monet, speaking of his garden at Giverny in France SPRING is here and the earth beckons. The rains came this year, sometimes with the intensity of a freight train, sometimes rain so fine and gentle, it feels like a caress on your face, a silent benediction from the…