Nibs' Notes

 “DAVID STROUPE!” Our son David Stroupe was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on a snowy evening 45 years ago on January 31, 1980.  He has been a...

 “MLK” One could hardly imagine a greater contrast on January 20 than the comparison between the national holiday for Martin Luther King, ...

 “CARTER AND TRUMP” We watched a lot of the proceedings last week as the life of President Jimmy Carter was remembered and celebrated.  Si...

 “ARE YOU ARYAN?”     Today Congress certified that Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in last November’s election, a d...

 “SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM” The world mourns the passing of Jimmy Carter at age 100.  We were blessed to go to his 100th birthday party...

 “A DECREE FROM CAESAR AUGUSTUS” From my point of view, the two Gospel versions of the story of the birth of Jesus give us Joseph’s perspe...

 “ON SAYING YES” In Luke’s Gospel, Mary is a young woman engaged to be married in Nazareth, when she has a vision from God.  She sees the ...