Seed or soil?
One of my favorite books is “The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer. I often think of this book when I am thinking of seeds.(If you’ve read it, you’ll understand.) In Mark 4:26-29, Jesus told this parable: “The …
Month: January 2020
Book ’em Danno!
I wonder if anyone reads any more. I love to read, and I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t. Sure, I understand the lure of film… I love to get lost in a great movie. But, a movie does all the …
Art of Science
Science is religion… for many people. I am amazed at how easily people fall for something simply because it is called scientific. It’s an art.
Let me make this fast…
Fast times If you know anything about me, you know I believe in fasting. My longest fast was 30 days. My last fast was 20 days. (It was January 2016, something to do with an election.) Once, around my 50th …
Ghost in the Machine
I am just starting to read another Napoleon Hill book – Outwitting the Devil (The Secret to Freedom and Success) which he wrote in 1938 but it hasn’t been published until now. It is a curious thing Napoleon is sharing …
Golden Rule
Do unto others as you would they do unto you. If everyone followed this, the world would be heavenly. But, alas, there are variations of this rule most follow: Do unto others, then run because those with the Gold make …
Thor’s Day
It is the day of Thunder. Queue up AC/DC’s Thunderstruck and crank it up! Today on my luncheon walk I had my favorite Steve Taylor album playing. Squint is the name of the album, and i love every song on …
Falling Iguana Warning
Watching the news tonight, they had a segment about Falling Iguana Warnings in Miami. Definitely a Florida tag on this story. Apparently the weather dipped below 40 degrees F and the near frozen, cold blooded lizards lose their grip on …
Prometheus’ Fire
I remember a vintage cartoon short, I don’t know if it was Disney or Warner Brothers, but the gist of it was, man was given fire. It was given as a curse. But man got the fire under control, turned …
Ignorance is not Stupidity
Stupid is what stupid does, that’s what Forrest Gump’s mom said. But what about ignorance? Ignorance is simply not knowing… ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever. Having information is not a guarantee though, it really depends on what is …