Somedays it feels like the world is winning.Somedays word reaches you of a person now gone.Some deep struggle now done, now over. Good-bye.And you never knew.You had seen them around, in passing. Maybe you waved. Maybe you were in a hurry, so you looked the other way. But they were drowning, and you didn't know."Most men lead lives of quiet … [Read more...] about Hidden Hurts
The System
I tend to trust the system. I stop at stop signs…even when no one is around. I don’t question election results. I let Google search me. One time I had some fraudulent charges on my credit card; I called the bank, and they took care of it, no problem. So, I trust the system. It has worked for me. But what if the system didn’t for me? What if old systems had been setup … [Read more...] about The System
Don’t Stop Now
Several years ago I trained for a marathon. The first time I ran six miles I remember panting and thinking, "How will I ever run 26?" I was spent after my first long day. My legs ached. An hour of running seemed so long. But I kept running. I wasn't very fast. My body creaked and cracked. And I moaned and groaned through the opening weeks. But I kept running. I … [Read more...] about Don’t Stop Now
How to Read a Book Better
Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren have done us a tremendous favor in supplying us with several excellent rules for reading. They are as follows: Classify the book according to the kind and subject matter.State what the whole book is about with the upmost brevity.Enumerate its major parts in their order and relation, and outline these parts as you … [Read more...] about How to Read a Book Better
Fallen Angels in Genesis
This post is overdue. I've been meaning to write it. I just haven't. Honestly, it's a strange topic. But here we go... I have changed my understanding of Genesis six and the question of angels having sexual relations with humans. What I Thought The passage in question reads this way: When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to … [Read more...] about Fallen Angels in Genesis