The Tortoise and the Hare

I’m sure you have read or heard Aesop’s fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. The story concerns a hare that ridicules a slow-moving tortoise and is challenged by him to a race. The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and, confident of winning, takes a nap midway through...

Worship as a Sacrifice

When you think of worship, what comes to your mind? Is it singing choruses at church or at camp? Is it something you do during Morning Watch (devotions)? I Googled the word “worship” and went to the site that was listed second. On the home page was the following...

WORTHY

Have any of you watched the movie, Saving Private Ryan? It is Steven Spielberg’s haunting window on the days surrounding the Allied inva­sion at Omaha Beach. When the film was first released, war veterans broke down in theaters, many unable to process the...

Traveling Light

I experienced my first real backpacking trip in May of 2005. It turned out to be a real "spiritual" journey for me and I kept a journal of my meditations. Six years later, I’m getting ready to go again.   Though the thought of hiking with a heavy...