We look forward to spring.
It’s a time of sunshine, warmth, renewed life, and brighter tomorrows.
Part of it is simply getting outdoors. We visit the park, the grass is freshly green, and we can ...
It is easy for us to lose our focus on God. Few are the people who can keep God in their sights when financial turbulence and emotional turmoil buffet us.
However, God lives in the Land of Neither. ...
Our goals in life can be seen as notches on a stick. Hold our stick next to a toddler, and the highest notch is impossible to reach.
Then, as the child grows, each notch comes closer and closer, the ...
Damsel in distress!
The thought of being tied to a railroad track facing an oncoming train is horrendous.
The only way to rescue the person tied to the track is to run toward the oncoming train. We ...
Our sweet tooth.
We crave confections. From our first birthday, stuffing cake into our mouths, we want the stuff. Ice cream, donuts, and pie. More, more, we demand. We want sugar.
Ants love the ...
Immortality.
To exist beyond the end of our days. To remain alive in some form or fashion. To have made a difference beyond just our 70, 80, or 90 years.
We all want it. Even nonbelievers, people ...
Skills are learned.
We might have an innate proclivity towards math, mechanics, or art, but we must hone our abilities to become the best we can be.
Some notable child prodigies are Juan Caramuel y ...
Dams hold back water.
They provide critical resources for irrigation in times of drought. They offer recreation opportunities. They also give a measure of flood control when the rainy season ...
We are human.
Every one of us, flesh and blood, unable to get past our humble birth.
We are more, also, soul and spirit, the receptacle of a greater power than we can ever be.
What power will we ...
Doctors do it.
Nurses, too. They check our vital signs to ensure we’re healthy and strong.
In addition, anyone who takes a first aid course will learn to recognize the signs of life, so that we ...
Casting our nets of salvation inside the church walls is not Jesus’ plan. He didn’t try to win souls in the temple. Instead, he reached out to those caught in the steely grip of their ...
Cows have skinny feet.
Well, hooves, but skinny feet, nonetheless. It’s the reason cattle guards work. After all, people can walk across them easily. Cars drive past, with a familiar thrumming as ...
It’s a favorite magic trick, one anyone can do.
We slip a coin underneath a cup, and as fast as our hands can move, we slide the cup among several others, exchanging positions repeatedly. To make ...