Are you a consumer or investor? “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus…” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) Thursday is the National Day of Prayer. In 1952, Congress passed a resolution calling for that annual focus; it was signed by Truman and has been part …
Monthly Archives: April 2019
 It’s all in how you see it…
Tell me what you see; I’ll know more about who you are…  an empty tomb? an ink blot? It’s more widely panned than practiced, but everyone knows the essence of the test. Created 98 years ago by Hermann Rorschach, the 10 cards – each with inkblots – are the basis for subjective interpretation and, based …
History is impacted by Average Joes
Maundy, Maundy, so good to me… Culture has appropriated history, time and again, reframing the timeless in an effort to reinvent it for modern meaning. It was The Mamas and The Papas who sang, “Monday, Monday, so good to me…” But Monday isn’t Maundy… Today is Maundy Thursday. The cultural calendar of 2019 isn’t likely …
There’s a News Blackout in the Newspaper…
“Don’t believe everything that you read in the newspapers.” In the next seven days, some little kids will be pulled away from their digital devices to participate in a timeless outdoor game that harkens from history: it’s the week for Easter Egg Hunts to be the springtime version of Halloween. Plastic eggs – loaded with …
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How the Best get Better – “Will it make the Boat go Faster?”
Twenty years ago, the British Rowing Team was preparing for the 2000 Olympic Games to be held in Sydney. They hadn’t won a gold in that competition since 1912; no one considered them to be contenders, and they knew it. To step-up, their standards would require a new team strategy… Come Summer 2000, their strategy …
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Jesus – Invest two hours: Eternity in return
Have you seen Jesus? (Note: this is not an April Fools ruse…). That’s not a rhetorical question: in a real sense, he’s missing… and it seems that the trail has gone cold. It’s not Jesus the person; it’s Jesus the painting. Called Salvator Mundi (the Savior of the World), it is believed to be the …
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