Having New Eyes!
Two men looked out from prison bars.One saw mud, one saw stars. In the pursuit of the fullness of human life, everything depends on this frame of reference, this habitual…
Two men looked out from prison bars.One saw mud, one saw stars. In the pursuit of the fullness of human life, everything depends on this frame of reference, this habitual…
Ted Koppel was the long-time moderator of the news show "Nightline." In a speech at Duke University when his daughter was graduating, he said this: "We have actually convinced ourselves that…
Sometime when you're in an airport, observe the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. The ones with confirmed tickets check their smart phones,…
During World War II, the English government knew that Hitler was planning to invade the British Islands. They encouraged their people to prepare for the invasion and they did several…
There was a tribe of Native Americans who lived a long time ago in the state of Mississippi. They lived next to a very swift and dangerous river. The current…
A cynical young medical student one day confronted his pastor: "I have dissected the human body," he announced, "and I found no soul." The pastor said, "That's interesting. When you dissected the brain did…
Biblical writers took note of earthquakes, and referred to them often to make their point. An earthquake is a penetrating image for cataclysmic times when "everything nailed down is coming loose." Earthquakes threaten our assumptions…
One day a beggar by the roadside asked for alms from Alexander the Great as he passed by. The man was poor and wretched and had no claim upon the…
When God created the oyster, God guaranteed the oyster absolute economic and social security. God built the oyster a house, his shell, to shelter and protect him from his enemies. When hungry,…
One day, Confucius was asked by one of his disciples about the ingredients of good government. His answer: “Sufficient food, sufficient weapons, and the confidence of the common people.” “But,” asked the…