Ronald D. Giles

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday centered on giving thanks to God for the abundance of our lives. It is sometimes difficult to ex...

It is hard these days to find the truth. Statements are always garbed in shades of gray, leaning this way or that way. We live in a non-comm...

Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat -- "The proof lies upon the one who affirms, not the one who denies." The presumptio...

Each year, the family gathers at our house for Thanksgiving. For the past 15 years, part of the weekend activities has been a wine tasting o...

Thirty one years ago today, a grim scene was revealed in a remote area of the South American country of Guyana -- 912 bodies were found scat...

Earlier this Fall, the leaves, while still on the trees, produced a spectacular display of colors. This was particularly true along the Bran...

Yesterday, the President and First Lady attended a very solemn memorial service for the thirteen men and women killed at Ft. Hood. Among the...

The Frenetic antics of Congress has caused me to finally suggest out loud what I have quietly whispered for some time -- let the people vote...

The first hard frost of the season fell overnight. The only vegetable in the garden still producing yesterday were the peppers -- Hungarian ...

Well, maybe not totally finished. The 13,000 words will have to be gone over by my chief editor -- lovely wife Joan -- and I will have to ac...

Yesterday, Joan and I returned from our daughter's house near Venetia PA to our home in Eastern PA. Counting lunch, it took five hours t...

Today is Reformation Sunday , marking one of the important events in Western History. Although Jan Hus in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) ...

As a kid, occasionally, I would place a blanket over the back of the couch and stretch it over to the window sill. Then I would crawl on the...

Yesterday was my birthday, and it was the best one yet -- cards from family and friends, singing phone calls from friends, greetings from my...

The first chapter of my third book continues to get larger, having passed 11,000 words or about 40 book pages. I am finally past the toughes...

Yesterday, Joan and I were up early for a rehearsal at 8:45 am. She was accompanying three men's four-part pieces and I was one of the s...

The sky today on the East Coast is overcast, producing a darkness in the house that a lamp brightens. Rain is falling lightly outside, knock...

I have a favorite Chinese Restaurant that I visit for lunch about once a week. Yesterday, while sitting in their nicely decorated space, I w...

Even though my days seem full and the yard work that needs to be done is embarrassingly large, I still have found time to write a page of m...

Last evening, I watched "Valkyrie," starring Tom Cruise. Although I was aware of this unsuccessful 1944 attempt to assassinate Hit...