The Soul Anchor [Hebrews 6:19] - December 1, 2025 W hen asked why we in the United States and throughout much of the world  give gifts at Christmas time it seems that the most popular reason cited is that it emulates the gifts given by the magi (or wiseman) at the first Christmas when Jesus was born. I think we kind of latched on to that part of the Christmas story because it is much more appealing to us than spending the night sleeping in an open field with a flock of sheep

The Soul Anchor [Hebrews 6:19] - November 1, 2025 The City of Vista recently created a firestorm of attention when it installed new berms, barriers and paint to create a safe lane for bicycles, scooters and ebikes to peacefully coexist with cars.  While the purpose of the new lanes was to promote safety, critics pointed out that the berms and barriers could actually become hazards if a rider had to get out of the way of something coming at them in the lane They would also mak

The Soul Anchor [Hebrews 6:19] - October 1, 2025 I don’t know if you’ve noticed but lately, I feel as if I’m being held hostage to a bunch of color scales designed to keep us informed but truly only make life more confusing. It all may have started as a way to determine potential fire risk during fire season bringing us things like “red flag alerts.” After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks we got a new color code which revealed the perceived threat of another terroris