Agency. This word has recently been on my mind – not in reference to a business or organization, or a contractual term. I’m thinking of human agency in what Wikipedia defines as [...]

Due to a curious alignment of the moon and stars this week-end, I found myself flying solo in the domestic bliss of fatherhood and grandfather-hood. I say “solo” but that is only in [...]

Sitting in front of the stage, curtains down and lights low, I waited for the show to begin. People were filing-in, the hall was buzzing with the sounds of voices and laughter and the [...]

I am the good shepherd.A good shepherd lays down his lifefor the sheep. John 10:11 Recently, we had a “spring cleanup” completed on our yard. The mulch is refreshed, the trees and [...]

Strong is such a curious, multi-faceted word. A strong structure can weather the storm, withstand attack, or endure earthquakes. Strong people can also endure, withstand, or weather. Strength can [...]

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhereThe ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack all conviction, [...]

In his autobiographical novel, The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce powerfully describes the discovery of his vocation as a writer as a calling to notice epiphanies and describe [...]

And I think if you look at the present state of the world it’s pretty plain that humanity has been making some big mistakes. We’re on the wrong road. And if that is so we must go [...]

The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions. Dwight D. Eisenhower “Come on, Pop, read us a book!” said Cooper as he patted the seat beside him on the couch. [...]

‘What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.’ Luke 16:2 The Face of Ruthlessness The bottom line. The end result. The point [...]