Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: Will the Doctor See You Now?
“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.”
–Hippocrates
Forty-seven years ago, I was accepted into medical school. I’m living proof miracles occur! My career was extremely rewarding and I never regretted the decision to practice medicine. But, to borrow from a well-known phrase, today’s ambulance is not your “father’s Buick.”
I would humbly submit that physicians are much like ministers in that they’re involved in the most intimate details of people’s lives, they keep private issues […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When is Moral Compromise Acceptable?
“The morality of compromise sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness or an admission of defeat. Strong men don’t compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.”
–Andrew Carnegie
In the Old Testament’s 1 Kings, there’s a story about two mothers, both with infant sons. When one of the babies dies, his mother switches him for the living child in the middle of the night. The other mother goes to King Solomon, petitioning to have her child returned.
Each […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When Demagoguery Trumps Decency
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
–Helen Keller
I like Senator Tim Scott (R, S.C.) … a lot … but this is not an endorsement of his candidacy for the U.S. presidency. We’re all adults and can make up our own minds. This is about what’s become of the process of running for high office.
Some brief backstory. Scott was raised by his single mom. His grandfather had picked cotton for a living. […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When the Last Shall be First
“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.”
–Saint Augustine
I recently returned from the annual Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. About six hundred attendees, faculty, and staff were together at the Ridgecrest Conference Center near Black Mountain, NC. We took classes, met agents, editors, and authors for fifteen-minute appointments, and had worship/praise time (twice daily–we’re really good Christians!).
About those fifteen-minute appointments: They’re the equivalent of speed dating, or so I’m told … […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Will the Doctor See You Now?
“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.”
–Hippocrates
Forty-seven years ago, I was accepted into medical school. I’m living proof miracles occur! My career was extremely rewarding and I never regretted the decision to practice medicine. But, to borrow from a well-known phrase, today’s ambulance is not your “father’s Buick.”
I would humbly submit that physicians are much like ministers in that they’re involved in the most intimate details of people’s lives, they keep private issues […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When is Moral Compromise Acceptable?
“The morality of compromise sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness or an admission of defeat. Strong men don’t compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.”
–Andrew Carnegie
In the Old Testament’s 1 Kings, there’s a story about two mothers, both with infant sons. When one of the babies dies, his mother switches him for the living child in the middle of the night. The other mother goes to King Solomon, petitioning to have her child returned.
Each […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When Demagoguery Trumps Decency
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
–Helen Keller
I like Senator Tim Scott (R, S.C.) … a lot … but this is not an endorsement of his candidacy for the U.S. presidency. We’re all adults and can make up our own minds. This is about what’s become of the process of running for high office.
Some brief backstory. Scott was raised by his single mom. His grandfather had picked cotton for a living. […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When the Last Shall be First
“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.”
–Saint Augustine
I recently returned from the annual Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. About six hundred attendees, faculty, and staff were together at the Ridgecrest Conference Center near Black Mountain, NC. We took classes, met agents, editors, and authors for fifteen-minute appointments, and had worship/praise time (twice daily–we’re really good Christians!).
About those fifteen-minute appointments: They’re the equivalent of speed dating, or so I’m told … […]