Monthly Archives: August 2020

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

 “We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.” ~ Seneca  Have you ever found yourself under attack from the Big Bad Wolf? It seems sometimes that we are surrounded by wolves dressed up in a thousand different disguises. For a time in the 1950’s my nighttime fears fueled graphic, horrible nightmares.  They were so horrible I sometimes walked … Continue reading Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? »

Courage From A Case of Head Lice?

“Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.” — Malcolm Muggeridge Parables sometimes are not easily understood, requiring us to work to grasp their meaning. Sometimes, we simply refuse to hear the message. Then, there are parables whose message comes through loud and clear from the get-go. During these days of … Continue reading Courage From A Case of Head Lice? »

Harnessing the Power of Afflictions

“Captain Ahab assembles his crew to tell them, ‘Whosoever of ye raises me a white-headed whale with a wrinkled brow and a crooked jaw; whosoever of ye raises me that white-headed whale, with three holes punctured in his starboard fluke–look ye, whosoever of ye raises me that same white whale, he shall have this gold.’” — Herman Melville  Melville wrote these lines in his classic … Continue reading Harnessing the Power of Afflictions »