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  • In a Flash of Light

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! Before Paul was Paul, he was Saul. Saul and Paul may have been the same person physically, but they were hardly the same person in almost every other way. Saul was on the “fast track” to pharisaical fame and power. A movement referred to as “The Way” had emerged as a threat… Read more

  • Who am I?

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Who am I? It is a question that has been asked for all of time. The idea of discovering our “origin” and what that says about us is an elemental desire humans have, whether they admit or not. The success of services like “23 and Me” should be no surprise to… Read more

  • Against All Hope

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! He had to feel foolish. It had been a dream he had more or less given up on many years before, back when he was still young enough for the dream to make sense. Now, a “more experienced” man, reopening his mind and his heart to that possibility probably seemed… Read more

  • Hope, The Noun

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! Hope is a funny word. It is not the way it is spelled or sounds when it rolls off the tongue that makes it funny. It is how different we feel about it that makes the simple word hope so interesting. For example, if I were to ask each person reading this post… Read more

  • Least Expected

    I was running a on a treadmill in the cardio cinema at my gym in 2010 when the thought first came into my head, at least consciously. I, and the gym, used the name “cardio cinema” rather liberally. It was basically a dark room with some cardio equipment, a projector, and a screen on which… Read more

  • Light in the Darkness

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! Darkness, it can be a powerful state. It can cause confusion. It can create a lack of vision. It can steal joy and hope. Darkness can be a force that feeds off of fear, pain, and chaos. Interestingly, the state of darkness is nothing on its own. In fact, it is… Read more