“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” ― Lao Tzu Lent is a time for new beginnings. Our sacrifice may begin a new way of life that we continue past Easter. Our daily communication with God during Lent may become a lifetime practice. Our lenten service may be something we wish to do for…
Lent Has Begun, How Are You Doing?
It has been a week since Lent has begun. I hope you all have been faithful to your Lenten program, but for those who might have slipped or not shifted into high gear yet, have hope. Maybe that cookie was too tempting, that glass of wine went perfect with a special meal, or demands at…
Is Data Really Knowledge?
“…it’s easy, and it’s seductive, to assume that data is really knowledge. Or that information is, indeed, wisdom. Or that knowledge can exist without data. And how easy, and how effortlessly, one can parade and disguise itself as another. And how quickly we can forget that wisdom without knowledge, wisdom without any data, is just…
You Belong Every Place
You only are free when you realize you belong to no place — you belong every place. — Maya Angelou I traveled to DC where I lived for eighteen years last weekend. The whole time I lived there, I never quite felt that I fit in. I felt like I was a visitor and reading Maya’s…
Who Would Know It?
“Sir Thomas More: Why not be a teacher? You’d be a fine teacher; perhaps a great one. Richard Rich: If I was, who would know it? Sir Thomas More: You; your pupils; your friends; God. Not a bad public, that.” ― Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons. I am a big fan of Richard…