Author: Ray Sanders

What do you do when no one is watching? Are you different alone than when you are in the presence of others? It has been said that true character is who you are when no one is looking.I recently sat in a parking lot waiting on...

When it came to sports, I was always Mr. Average. I’ve ridden plenty of pine in my day. I remember one particular basketball game where no matter who the coach pulled from the bench, we weren’t going to win. As the...

The gallon jug of the doctor’s potion sat on the kitchen counter staring me down much like Goliath looked down his nose at the Israelites in the Valley of Elah. What had I gotten myself into? How would I ever devour this...

At what point does a cucumber become a pickle? Once you are a pickle, you are pickled. Try as you might, there is nothing you can do to return a pickle to its native state. You would have better luck trying to get chewed bubble...

In this day and age of advanced medical technology, we are living longer and stronger lives. I heard in a recent television advertisement that 40 is the new 30. I like the way that sounds, but the older I get, the more I like to...

On a recent ride from the baseball park, I overheard my sons in discussion about how to perform a particular function on their Ipods. Unable to get his point across, my youngest son, Isaac, proclaimed, “It’s easier...

Nearly 45 years ago, back in 1962, a young, 15-year-old girl from a very small town had to make a critical life-or-death decision. It’s not every day that a bright, beautiful and popular teenage girl is faced with such a...

What’s going on? I recently came to the realization that I have nearly as many close friends and family who have been divorced as I do those who are still married to their original spouse. Surely these wonderful people...