You Are More Valuable
The gradual shift in modern educational philosophy to a "self esteem" emphasis is complete. From the math standards that discourage teachers from "correcting" incorrect answers to the ball fields where "we don't keep score" so no one "feels" bad, this shift is now producing consequences of its own. In...
Be Saved!
There is a joy in recalling those moments in life when something was told to you, or some example was given to you, or something happened to you to "turn the light on" in your heart or mind. One such instance came when our merry band of spiritual seekers...
Shake the Dust Off!
Sometimes you just gotta cut your losses! But how do you do that, especially when emotions are involved? It seems I was at a very familiar place in my life. Being someone who loves to help and loves to be seen as a benefit in someone else's life, I was...
Too Much To Do!
Have you ever looked at your schedule and thought "Wow, how am I ever going to finish all this?" Yea, me too! I sometimes wonder about all our "busyness." Is mere abundance of activity really necessary, or are we doing so much to "hide" from something? Just looking at my...
I Hate It When THAT Happens
I was talking to someone the other day and we were discussing a fairly important subject when it dawned on me "We are not really speaking the same language." It frustrated me and, I confess, I was at a loss as to how to bridge this gap in our...
Diluted Medicine
A German doctor named Samuel Christian Hahnemann was dissatisfied with the medicines of his day. He lived in a day before the discovery of vaccines, the germ theory, and systematic medical testing. He is said to be the father of homeopathy medicines and developed the idea that if you diluted...
Alas, Poor Yorick!
I love this line from Shakespeare: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rims at it. Here hung those lips...
Know Them By Their Fruits
Marketing experts expect U.S. companies to spend over 200 BILLION dollars on advertising and marketing this year. While TV advertising is still number one in marketing dollars, online ads are gaining ground, with the mobile ads starting to appear on the phone screens of Americans gaining the most ground. And do...
Sheep And Wolves
"If you want a guarantee, buy a dishwasher!" These are the plain spoken words of a wise man to me early on in my spiritual journey that eventually led me to the Orthodox Church. He was responding to my questions about assurance of salvation and my mindset that still saw...
Do Not Swear
There is a radicalness to the Gospel of Jesus that simply confounds most in our world, even those of us who claim to follow the Man from Galilee. The truth is this radical message is in stark contrast to much of the underlying philosophy and "epistemology" (an important word worth...