For the Christian, Sundays have a special feeling. We have time to wake gradually, breakfast can be a leisurely affair, and the entire family is together all day long. It’s more than that, ...
Shade trees are an oasis of pleasure during the height of summer. In winter, the leaves are fallen, and only bare limbs remain. Our expectation? Once spring arrives, we want to see the fresh leaves ...
The silence of winter is one of the most profound environments we can know. Snow blankets the land, and all is muzzled. No crickets chirrup. No leaves rustle. Not a bird sings in the sky. Even the ...
Luge is one of the fastest and most dangerous Olympic sports. The sleds approach speeds upward of 90 mph. Steering is done with the entire body and requires extensive strength training.
It is very ...
What we are is who we are.
That seems obvious on the surface. After all, we’ve heard the one-liners.
We are what we eat.
Life is what we make it.
The early bird gets the worm.
All these refer ...
We all know the jokes about lawyers.
Three men are stranded in a leaking boat, a priest, an electrician, and a lawyer. The priest says a prayer and jumps out, and he is immediately devoured by ...
The lion tamer is always a feature performer at the circus. The mighty beast is able to devour the tamer in a heartbeat, yet is a pussy cat in his hands. The whip cracks, and the big cat jumps ...
Football players like to “spike” the ball when scoring a touchdown. In basketball, dunking is the golden chalice when making a ...
Read more: To Claim the Glory
Great is our God, and greatly to be praised. Next we find the angels, for they are positioned beneath the mighty Ruler of heaven. Third in line is mankind, for he is created a little lower than the ...
Read more: Almost Kings
In Greek mythology, a Titan was born who was given the duty of holding the celestial sphere on his shoulders for all time. That was his punishment as the loser in a war against the Olympians. All the ...
Read more: The Weight of Many Stones
In the business world, there is a hierarchy which is inviolate. The head office dictates, the satellite offices disseminate, and the individual employees do the footwork.
The employees cannot ...
Read more: God Cries “Silence!”
It is our wedding day. For weeks we have prepped and primped, the cakes have been ordered, and the best photographer money can buy is lined up at our ...
Read more: Picture Perfect
In England, bells are regularly heard ringing from church towers. The bells are arranged in an upper room and hung from a headstock that allows them to swing through a 360 degree circle. This is ...
