“…and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe,” Ephesians 1:19 My son is getting into some complex math these days. I always thought that once you had to start memorizing formulas, you’d hit the big time of applied mathmatics and it was either uphill or downhill from there. Those of us on the mathlete track started to really train hard and enjoyed every minute of it. Those…

Let us go then, you and I,When the evening is spread out against the skyLike a patient etherised upon a table;Let us go through certain half-deserted streets,The muttering retreatsOf restless nights in one-night cheap hotelsAnd sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells:Streets that follow like a tedious argumentOf insidious intentTo lead you to an overwhelming question . . .Oh, do not ask, ‘What is it?’Let us go and make out visit. In the room the…

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?’” Ezekiel 34:2 We all have heard the importance of putting on your own oxygen mask first in order better help others. Its true that we need to take care of ourselves…

If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you. Psalm 30:3-4 I was always scared of the words, “You don’t want this to go on your permanent record.” I never actually saw my permanent record and I’m not really sure who got to see it. I’m pretty sure all my principals had access to it.…

“Or are you envious because I am generous?” Matthew 20: 15b Do you ever play the lottery and mentally spend the money you would get if you won? To me that’s the best part. The odds are so bad at winning that I really just enjoy the fun of hypothetically spending the money since I probably won’t get to in reality. My favorite parts of this exercise is the first things I’ll…