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What I Talk About When I Talk About Lifting #3
The gym opens at 8:00 am Saturday morning. I like to be one of the first ones in once the doors open. Being early and first is a habit of mine. In the Marine Corps, fifteen minutes prior to any formation was on time. Once, many years ago, my ex-wife and I waited for close […]
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A Favorite Quote
There is a quote by James Baldwin posted in my classroom that reads, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” So many quotes in life are like a compass to use when we are lost. Bible verses help me tremendously as well to live a […]
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Time Travel
If I could time travel, what year would I travel to and why? This is a good question. I immediately think of movies and shows I’ve watched (Back to the Future, The Flash television series, the new Spiderman) where messing with the past may impact the future in ways we’ve not anticipated. There are so […]
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When You Can’t Watch
A month or so ago I sat in church Sunday morning listening to my pastor give a sermon on Matthew 25. In this chapter, there are two parables that explain what it will be like when Jesus returns and what the kingdom of heaven is like. The two parables are the Parable of the Ten […]