When I first saw Les Miserables on Broadway I was very deeply moved by Jean Valjean’s resolve for compassion against harshness in a time of unrest — the 1800s after the defeat of Napoleon. He changed and became a man of outstanding character and generosity. He rose from a marked ex-convict to being major of [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Optimism’
March 11, 2009
THE WORLD IS HARSH BUT WE CARE, PART 1
By January 2, 2009 the number of centenarians on record exceeded 180,000 and it is estimated that in just over 40 more years the number will exceed 800,000 (www.grg.org). Even my father, who is in his mid 80s has seen so much already. What will we all live to see if the creek doesn’t rise [...]
September 21, 2007
Reviving the Restoration Movement, X
LOOK AT THE STARS
Have you ever been far enough away from the lights of modern civilization, to see a magnificent star lit night? I’ve experienced this in the Florida Keys, Aroostook County Maine, and at Hilltop on the Havasupai Reservation in Arizona. [...]
May 4, 2007
Making Divine Stew from Stone Soup
Stone Soup is a child’s story that has a few different versions, but the gist and main lesson of the story is the same. One version I like is about three soldiers passing through a village after a time of war when food was scarce and people were suspicious. The villagers refused to provide the [...]
February 5, 2007
God’s Thought for Humankind
Negative thoughts abound. But in eternity God created and developed the whole thought of the universe. His thought is positive — even about humankind! I admit, I get negative when the talking heads of the news are so negative; when evangelicals preach about scary end times; and when educators sound the alarm [...]
