Dear Readers, Sometimes, an author writes a story you wish you'd written. I love the concept for this book--what an exercise in focusing on what is pure and noble (one of my favorite verses). At the same time, we humans are imperfect no matter where we are--so what a great exercise in thinking, "what if?" Introduce yourself—name, where you’re from, and something people notice when they meet you.   Hi, I’m Chuck Richardson. I was born and raised in Rome, New York, a small cit

Dear Readers, Last December, I attended the Faculty and Staff Women's Bible Study Christmas Party at my college and had two of the most delicious desserts. I asked for the recipes and have tried both. They both turned out yummy, but one didn't turn out pretty. I may try again some day on that one! I just tried this cake a week ago and it was great. Then, I found out the sweet lady who created the recipe passed away! I swear I'm not dangerous. I did want to go ahe

Dear Readers,       It occurred to me that I have been having a lot of guests on my blog and very little me. I plan on changing that a bit at a time…so, once a month, I am going to write a blog post featuring my thoughts on a larger devotional book—titled, A Book of Virtues. I may have to change that title—any suggestions? Since I just did a search and found several books by that name. The idea is to merge my two worlds—science and faith working together to help each of us fo