NOTE:  I just have to say I'm extraordinarily proud to be a US citizen today.  I deeply admire both Barak Obama and John McCain for the fine speeches they gave last night and I'm amazingly hopeful that the country so decisively chose hope over fear.  I’m not that old but I have never witnessed the kind of jubilation I did last ...

   Does anyone pray for wisdom anymore?  We give lip service to it, reading Proverbs and noting how wisdom is valued, although Proverbs have the tendency to make me want to jump up and slosh gin into a paper cup.  They remind me of the stodgy and judgmental morality of Pinnochio, which I loathed as a child.  If you ...