Amazing Grace

I was thinking about hymns and the first one that came to my mind was Amazing Grace. This hymn has always held a special place in my heart. The title and opening stanza say it all… Amazing grace (how sweet the sound) That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found. Was blind, but now I see. How true those words are. They are just as true as when John Newton published them in 1779. Perhaps that is why it is one of the most recognized songs in the world. It does not matter who the artist is. It does not matter what instruments are played. It...

Dignity and Respect

One of the things I find interesting about the human race is the way we treat “important” people. In business we tend to think of our superiors as important. In politics we tend to think of our leaders as important. We even tend to think of religious leaders as important. Leaders are given titles and those titles denote their position within the structure of the body they serve. In and of itself this is not a bad thing as it helps everyone within the structure function efficiently and effectively. As humans, we tend to treat those above us in the structure as more important...