Returning to the Living Waters
Friday, April 23, 2021 @ 7:50 AM
Humans are extraordinarily good at finding problems.
Entire careers, from prescribing medicine to business consulting, running computer diagnostics to reporting on politics – so many entities and endeavors are centered around a common task: finding problems.
This comes as no surprise if one considers the never-ending supply of problems to be found on this planet.
The list is too long and this article too short to describe them all, but just in 2020 alone we’ve seen massive amounts of sickness, death, and destruction at the hands of COVID-19. We’ve seen the political and racial wedge be driven further into the divide in America. In some instances, our leaders failed and people have died. In other instances, we’ve seen angry rioters burn down buildings in protest.
The Empty Well of January
Friday, January 15, 2021 @ 8:59 AM
With the Christmas season over, I feel relatively safe with the following disclosure:
I was about 10 years old when my cousin told me that a certain crimson-clad holiday figure may or may not be real.
At first, I was resilient in my rejection of her theory. It couldn’t possibly be true. But I soon grew up, understanding that some things are simply tradition and nothing more. I still played along for the younger cousins, but a shift took place in my mind.
I no longer believed in the magic.
Every year, around the beginning of December, I’m reminded that millions of children still believe in the magic, and I understand that tradition and holiday stories are fun for children.