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Breaking Out of Your Rut

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”  Mary Oliver Jessica Hagy’s article, “How to Be More Interesting (In Ten Simple Steps),” got me thinking about taking risks and breaking out of ruts. I don’t think I’m alone in becoming gun-shy...

Heroes

Courage! What makes a king out of a slave? Courage! What makes the flag on the mast to wave? Courage! What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? Courage! What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! What makes the Sphinx the...

Wielding Power Wisely

“Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” Jon Steinbeck How do you use your power? Though power can easily be misused for selfish gain, the answer is not to...

Furnishing the New Jerusalem

“I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb… The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it… People will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.” Revelation...