Mark W. Meier

My wife and I have tableware for everyday meals, then there’s the tableware we use when we have company. The plates and such are just a...

There’s a tendency to judge people by their parents. There’s even a label for someone who was born to an unwed mother. It’s totally...

False Prophets I’m not sure where I heard it, but most people see in others what they see in themselves. So if someone rails against how...

There are a lot of things that used to scare me. When I was very young I stepped on a hornet nest, so bees scared me for years. I used to...

Everyone has problems in life. Even the rich and powerful. There’s a joke about a rich guy who went bankrupt and was stressing out about...

Back in August (when I wrote this) I decided to join a different church. There were a number of factors which entered in, but none of...

Fantasy Football I do not understand the appeal of fantasy football. Then again, I don’t understand the thrill of gambling on chance...

Let’s say you’re Warren Buffett. I’m picking that name out of my hat ‘cuz he’s a super-rich person most people would know the name of. If...

When I was a kid my family and I went to an amusement park - think Wisconsin Dells. They had boat rides, and in one of them a kid like me...

Chances are you’ve been to a grocery store in the last few days. Maybe it was a convenience store which sells food, but most people have...

When it comes to your salvation, that issue doesn’t matter. To be fair, there’s evidence for both sides. I have my opinion, though....

Have you ever worked for someone and not gotten paid? If so, you’d feel cheated, right? Back when I was a teenager I helped out on a...

Two weeks from today is election day in the United States. Though many have already voted, and there will probably be a lot of votes...

When I first considered this topic I was surprised at how long ago I’d “jumped from a perfectly good airplane.” Like all things, as I get...

I remember being brought up with the phrase, “Do as I say, not as I do.” In one way it’s hypocritical, but by and large it’s a good way...

Back in the day (what does that even mean?) there used to be bumper stickers which read, “God is my copilot.” There were T-shirts, and...

There’s a baseball card called the Holy Grail of cards. There’s one website listing the price at more than three million dollars. Think...

I think we could all agree that by and large we value things more if we have to work for them. Think about precious metals and gemstones....

Every now and again rain falls. When there are extended periods without rain, we have a drought. There are four different kinds of...

Have you heard about or read The Cave? It’s part of Plato’s Republic. The story is an allegory about people chained to a wall in a cave,...