by design | Oct 13, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve never understood some people’s excitement with Halloween. Some see this pseudo-holiday as the beginning of the Holiday season. I see this as a marketing ploy of stores rather than the liturgical observance of departed saints on All Hallow’s...
by design | Oct 6, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “Tell them we gave our todays for their tomorrows.” You may be surprised to learn that my favorite big city is Washington D.C. This statement usually raises some eyebrows. None the less, our national Capital is an architecturally beautiful city,...
by design | Sep 29, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve learned to listen to my wife. Over the years a mutual respect of our different gifts has helped us to celebrate our thirty-ninth anniversary in September. Becky is more practical than me, and recently observed that “Americans don’t seem to...
by design | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson At first glance some of you may be puzzled by this title. Or perhaps you thought I misspelled the phrase “kawabonga” used by Chief Thunderthud on the Howdy Doody show. Maybe you thought I was using surfer lingo, “cowabunga,” or quoting Snoopy in...
by design | Sep 15, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m almost shamed to admit it, but I’ve stopped listening to Obama. As a Christian I can forgive him, but I cannot forget his repeated lies to our country. Actually, I pray for Obama, all our leaders, and even those of ISIS who are possessed...
by design | Sep 8, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I am not musically gifted, though I fancy that I sing “well” in the shower. I hum along or sing by ear, not by training. It’s fortunate that I sit next to my wife in church because she reads music and this allows me to follow her lead. I know I...
