Half a century, and finally,What I feel is what I say andWhat I say is what I mean. What I mean is that others, so usedto my gargantuan efforts to be good,Don’t understand my efforts to be real.They find me coming up short. From the poem, “Crossing Some Ocean in Myself”, by Mark Nepo Click... Continue Reading →
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“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” - Ecclesiastes 1:2 There is something important to understand about this word, "meaningless" (הבל "hebel") that has also been translated "vanity". If you care to know anything about what Solomon is saying in Ecclesiastes, this word hebel is the key. According to Barnes' Notes on the... Continue Reading →