You can’t be anyone but yourself
You can’t be anyone but yourself. At best you might become a B+ imitation, but the people around you will always feel like you’re sporting a facade. Because you are….
Love Without Expectation
King Herod thought that, by building the new Temple, he would earn the right to control the Sanhedrin and appoint the Chief priests. He did have some measure of influence…
Conquering Fear
Conquer fear, do not be controlled by it We need never be afraid of monsters. Like actors on a stage they can change their shape and frighten children, but are…
Monsters of the Bible
There are many monsters in the Bible: Leviathan, Behemoth, the basilisk, mermen, unicorns, giants, and dwarves. They fall into the category of cryptozoology—creatures of legend, myth, and lore—and I wonder…
Wonder and gratitude
I was cleaning out the “Notes” App on my phone yesterday and came across this journal entry from my time on sabbatical. I share it here, because wonder and gratitude…
MYTHOS
Once upon a time… A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… In the beginning… These words have a mythic quality to them, don’t you think?…
how can i keep from singing?
After spending a few hours with my friends Paul and Heidi yesterday, Paul called me with one more thought. See, we’d talked a lot about the high failure rate in…
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