On Christmas Eve 1968, the crew of the Apollo 8 spacecraft took this picture – known as “Earth Rise” – while orbiting the moon. During the mission, the crew read the first 10 verses from the book of Genesis over a live television broadcast. When Commander Frank Borman signed off, he said: “We close with …
Category Archives: Spirit
Life Is Real… Life Is Grand
I think for many people the promise of heaven is so indescribably glorious that they tend to dismiss their time on earth as if it were the obligatory time one spends at a gate in an airline terminal waiting to board a flight to Jamaica. That’s too bad because this life we live on earth …
It’s a Wonderful Life
We first wrote and posted this six years on December 21, 2012. Last night, December 14, 2018, Mrs. tVM and I watched “It’s a Wonderful Life” just as we’ve done every Christmas season for as long as I can remember. It always moves me in ways I can’t say much better than I did – with …
The Christmas Story
I first shared this story from Ben-Hur in December 2011, the first Christmas season of our website. Most people — certainly those younger than 60 — may only know “Ben-Hur” as a chariot race that appeared in the 1959 Academy Award-winning film starring the late Charlton Heston. That film was telecast regularly during the holiday …
Memories of the Spirit
Willie Morris was 61-years old in 1995 when he published My Dog Skip, a memoir of growing up in Yazoo, a small Mississippi town in 1943. He died four years later, six months before the release of the wonderful film his book inspired. I’ve watched the film many times, most recently last Friday evening when …
To Love Language
Consider a book of poems as something useful and meaningful to give as you ponder your Christmas gift list. Poetry books are available and appropriate for all ages and genders, and sure to satisfy all spiritual, philosophical, technical and scientific frames of mind. The poet excludes no one. Nearly two decades have passed since I …
Keep Going
Yesterday’s post generated many personal responses that encourage me to offer a bit of clarification … I am disappointed in society and the direction that dualism has taken us as a race. My disappointment is exacerbated by the abominable condition of politics in America. While every country on the planet faces its own issues, the …
Who Will Take Care of My Dog
I turned 69-years old last September and find myself asking more frequently, “What have I left to do in this throw-away society where relationships and friendships don’t count as much as they used to?” I am ready to check out. There is nothing left for me to do. I enjoy the sound of the river …
Victory for America
I do not look forward to victory for Republicans or victory for Democrats. Partisan politics be damned. Either/or politics is unproductive and counter-productive. During my business travels in Latin America two and three decades ago, a wise Mexican once told me, “I do not have problems. I face situations. If I do not attend to …
At Peace with My Credo
Though some may challenge the label as it applies to me, I am a spiritual man. Unlike the North Star, my faith and spirituality have not been constant, rather, have evolved over seven decades. This is my credo… My Credo I believe there is a Creator that set the universe in motion. I believe Jesus …