Some years ago, I had an employee who was not pulling his weight, and his position was critical to the organization. As I kept warning him about his failure to perform his job, our working relationship became strained and began to decline. Things were getting bad and I had to do something, so I decided [...]
Have you ever found yourself so transfixed by the beauty of something that you become totally absorbed in it, or found yourself listening to a single piece of music over and over because it speaks so deeply to your heart and soul? That is what happens to me each time I listen to the [...]
Sometimes people have a certain intuition, a premonition if you will, of their own deaths. It may be a vague sense of the approaching end, or a specific sign, but some seem to know it in a way that transcends book knowledge. It is a distinct type of spiritual knowledge beckoning one’s attention to [...]
The Shepherd English composer, choirmaster and conductor, John Rutter, sets the most famous of all the Psalms (the “Good Shepherd” Psalm 23) to music in an exquisite piece that incorporates voice and orchestra and vivid imagery. This five minute video will refresh the soul of anyone who takes the time to listen. This, our [...]
The Sheep English choirmaster, John Rutter, established the Cambridge Singers in the early 1980s for the purpose of producing musical recordings, and they have been amazingly prolific with nearly forty albums of their blessed music gracing our world. This group consists of both children and adults, who perform both sacred and secular music under [...]
It is impossible to know from external appearances what kinds of interior burdens people carry with them throughout life. In fact, if we knew the inside story of most people’s lives, we would gain a deep reverence for them and a respect for their perseverance through the difficulties that only they have experienced and [...]
What is a “codex”, you ask? Good question. In simplest terms, it’s a book. There you have it. Hold on! While that is true, it doesn’t quite explain the full and wonderful reality of an ancient codex, particularly when we are talking about the famous Codex Sinaiticus, which has special significance for those of [...]
Only divine artistry can fully craft the unearthly magnificence of an angel. Human words will never be sufficient to describe their beauty and grandeur. All attempts, through imagery, arts, and language, fall short of depicting these glorious beings in all their splendor, although many try. We know by faith that there is more to [...]
In 1910, a newspaper column carried the following story: Jimmy, age 10, was a devoted brother to his sister, age 6. He nearly panicked when his sister fell off her bicycle and cut a large artery in her leg. The bleeding was profuse, and by the time a doctor arrived at the scene, the [...]
The world contains layers upon layers of beauty. But do we have eyes to see all there is to see? Sight is the physical sense. Seeing is the spiritual sense. The difference became evident to me recently when I looked up from my reading at a pen on my desk and noticed that it [...]