Thursday; October 12
The other day I was listening to an oldies station (maybe I should change that to a way-oldies station – not the 90’s oldies, but the 50’s oldies). The voice coming out of my speakers sounded a lot like Dean Martin, but I didn’t recognize the song. When I looked at the information, I realized it was Al Martino. This led me on a quest – the voices were familiar and the stage names were close, but they were not related. Al Martino was really Jasper Cini from Philadelphia and Dean Martin was really Dino Crocetti from Steubenville, Ohio. After doing a little reading, it became apparent that I wasn’t the first or the only one to expect a connection between the two men. You may be wondering what these two crooners from days gone by have to do with 2023, but hear me out. How many of us who claim to be Christians sound so much like the world that people are convinced we are related? Do the words we use or the principles we espouse seem so close to the secular world that people have to