"Today I know that such memories are the key not to the past, but to the future. I know that the experiences of our lives, when we let God use them, become the mysterious and perfect preparation for the work He will give us to do." Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding PlaceTime flies. Time waits for no ... Continue reading
Arrival and regret
May 7, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Louise Banks: If you could see your whole life from start to finish, would you change things?Ian Donnelly: Maybe I'd say what I felt more often. I-I don't know. —from the movie ArrivalWe walk through life in a straight line. We remember the past, often vividly, but we do our living in the moment ... Continue reading
The need for speed
September 13, 2008 By
Maverick: "I feel the need..." Goose: "...the need for speed!" — Top Gun, 1986 Trailways Bus Lines and its competitor, the Grey Dog (Greyhound), were once the undisputed kings of long-distance travel. "Leave the driving to us," the TV ads crooned, as gleaming buses piloted by singing drivers ... Continue reading
Time is tops
June 22, 2006 By
According to the Chicago Tribune, a survey by the Oxford Concise Dictionary has discovered that "time" is the most commonly used noun in the English language. To my great surprise, neither "money," "power," nor "sex" showed up in the top 25."Man" made the list. So did "woman" and "child." "Life" ... Continue reading
In retrospect
December 31, 2005 By 3 Comments
And God said, "Let bright lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. They will be signs to mark off the seasons, the days, and the years." —Genesis 1:14, NLT Time is motion; history is distance. Day after day, the sun and the stars crawl across the heavens with the passage of ... Continue reading
