Henry here. What do you think of this war on terror? It makes one think that terror is something new, fought by a new kind of enemy, and that all we have to do is go out an “get the suckers.”
As long as we humans have been shuffling around this globe there have been […]
USA TODAY reported on June 22 that a former KKK member has been found guilty of manslaughter in the notorious 1964 murder of three civil rights workers. As a Baptist minister myself, I find it offensive that Edgar Ray Killen, the guilty Klansman, was a part-time Baptist minister.
What possesses people to be so full […]
Looking for information about soldiers suffering with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) I stumbled on a blog with some startling statistics. I know nothing about this blog, but from what I read it seems to be anti-Bush. The report said that 5,500 America soldiers have deserted. (http://www.sftt.us/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=4006) Most have gone […]
I just came from the grocery store where two women were talking seriously in the isle. One said clearly to the other: “and you don’t use it on the outside but only on the inside.”
The second responded: “That is right. You only use it on the outside.”
I didn’t interfere, but thought that this […]
Carolyn asks a very important question in her comment on my last post. Stephen makes an attempt to respond to her question and, although it is done tongue in cheek, does a pretty good job.
There does seem to be a difference between men and woman, […]
“I know what you are thinking” is a common phrase in relationships and in the counselor’s office. This is a powerful and very destructive false myth. We have the delusion that we can read the other person’s head and know what they are thinking. When […]
Even when people need to talk about their concerns, it is often extremely hard for many to do so. People come for therapy, where they know that they have to talk and they still hesitate.
I taught Clinical Pastoral Education for 15 years and know that even clergy, who will be hearing people’s stories over […]
Here is the first in a weekly series, we’re going to call Debunking The False Myth Monday, where we take on some cultural myths and try to show things how they really are, not how some people would like them to be.
Today’s myth: Brides always appreciate their mother’s help in planning their wedding.
It is […]
Greetings all. Here are at When Reality Knocks we’re all about cutting through the clutter and helping to see the way things are and as a public service, I have decided to present the first in a series of editorials on how to recognize and protect yourself in our society, which I call: How To […]
An odd-looking guy came up to me on the street the other day and said `Hey man, do you know where I can buy some weed?’ He was about 19 or 20 and didn’t seem terribly swift. I had trouble deciding if he was an […]
Why are we not all multimillionaires?
I’m obviously missing the boat, because there is nothing to it. It is simplicity itself. Makes me sounds like an old snake oil salesman but, like them, I have the proof. Within the last two weeks three separate sources have sent me heartfelt letters informing me that, by some incredible […]