An advertisement for a group excursion to Cancun, Mexico, describes the location this way: “The hotel is within walking distance to shopping malls, restaurants, fast-food locations and a golf course. The hotel itself has four restaurants, all-purpose and adults-only pools,…
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For many decades, Western civilization has been mesmerized by the myth that science and technology will be human salvation, that one day we will be able to create on Earth the “good life” for everyone. So we have gone forth…
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The route of Corridor H has been decided, and progress is on its way to the Potomac Highlands and central West Virginia. We are cutting a new swath into the 21st century. Or I should say “they” are cutting a…
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In spite of a couple hard storms, we had many warm days during the winter. In February, for three successive Sundays, I drove to Seneca Rocks to enjoy some unseasonably good weather. The first time, when I arrived at the…
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I was typing in the main office when a salesman stopped by to give our secretary his card. With an associate, he had recently opened a computer sales and service company in nearby Pendleton County, by area the least-populous county…
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Christ preached against worldliness, in the sense that a life focused on external riches, power and status atrophies in its deeper essences. If we are thinking too much about the next possession or promotion, then we miss opportunities to grow…
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