“Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and articulated and striped with the same care and imagination as a zebra. Apparently it does not occur to nature whether … Read more
“An old error is always more popular than a new truth.” German proverb There are so many slogans and proverbs and clichés around that I am constantly bombarded by them and don’t even realize it any more. Many I have heard so many times I either forget what they originally were intended for (or I … Read more
“When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.” – Luke 12:11-12, The New International Version The timing on reading these words was pretty good for me. … Read more
“There are many fine things which you mean to do some day, under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is surely yours is the present. Hence this is the time to speak the word of appreciation and sympathy, to do the generous deed, to forgive the fault of … Read more