New Years Resolution (to the World?) and Running into Change

I came across this section on CNN.com and had to laugh: http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=533975&hpt=Sbin How daunting is it to share your New Year’s Resolution with the entire world via the web? As far as I know, Jared made the call to SubwayAFTER the fact – right? Resolutions are great though. They areone of the reasons that I […]

Mockingbird Monday: Presidential Appeal (Obama Speaks About Atticus Finch)

Looking back over this year of the 50th Anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird, it has been great to see America’s novel garner fresh attention. I have found it particularly interesting how many times Harper Lee’s book has been in the news surrounding the current President’s life and administration recently. The book appeared on the […]

Does Jesus Fall Short?

A once proud nation had been crushed under the weight of the world’s most powerful empire; the new order for these people (the practical reality of their daily existence) meant slavery, oppression, extreme taxation, brutality and poverty. The great longing of the people of Israel was for political freedom. The strain of their daily lives […]