THE BLOG

In recent months my pondering has been focused on those in our American culture whose worldviews and what they understand truth to be, have led them to conclusions and behaviors that cause many of the rest of us to shake our heads in disbelief regarding what we are hearing and seeing around us. How did we get here, and especially how did we get here so fast?

One of the simple pleasures in life for my wife Lynne and me is to attend a movie at a local movie theater. What makes it most pleasurable is not the movie – though obviously we want the movie to be good. The pleasure comes from throwing health caution to the wind for just a few hours by purchasing a large tub of buttered popcorn that comes with free unlimited refills.

In late 1979, as a young husband and father, I had a “consider-your-ways” moment. Lynne and I had been married nearly five years, and our girls were two and six months respectively. By our choice, Lynne was a stay-at-home mom. As is the case for many young marrieds with preschoolers, money was tighter than the bottle caps on some energy drinks.