Back in the Day: Hard Work
“Back in the day, we used to walk to school 12 miles uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Okay, as we’ve introduced this theme of “Back in the day…” I wonder how many of...
Because – Living Out of Fear
This is Part 2 of a 3 Part series called Because. See Part 1: Because – Context Matters and Part 3: Because – To Love Is To Live We are going to look at the Parable...
I Don’t Think It Means What You Think It Means
Meaning* Inconceivable. It’s the iconic exclamation of Vizzini. An alleged genius who has captured Princess Buttercup with the help of two hired men – a giant and a swordsman. As the three villains attempt to...
in Choices, God, God's Kin(g)dom
Freedom Is Coming
I have a few games to start out this morning. Just play along… Game 1: What color is snow? What color are clouds? What color is whipped cream? What color are polar bears? What do...
From Captive to Captivating
Procrustes, son of Poseidon from Greek Mythology, was an iron smith and inn keeper. He offered hospitality to strangers passing his place on the road between Athens and Eleusis…for a price. Procrustes had a special bed...
Divergence
There’s an old familiar Robert Frost poem that speaks about diverging roads. You are probably familiar with its most famous line about taking the road less traveled and that making all the difference. Yet the...