Overcoming Darkness
Be inspired to overcome every “pharaoh” and civilization that exploits or oppresses people.
Handel’s Messiah: Lift Up Your Heads
As the saying goes: “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” Handel conveys this dark season of the death and burial…
Handel’s Messiah: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
Why does all Humanity need the Messiah—Jesus—to save us from our sins? Because “[a]ll we like sheep have gone astray”….
Handel’s Messiah: The Lamb of God
Handel now turns his focus to how the Messiah comforts us by overcoming the root cause of all our ills….
Handel’s Messiah: Darkness
Handel’s music now captures the mood of Darkness: “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people.”…
Strengthening My Breathing
Recently, I’ve been bedridden for extended periods as I recover from surgery for an infection in my toes. As part…
Do Not Trust Anyone’s Morality
The Founding Fathers framed our government to restrain evil. For example, they took to heart wisdom such as “[L]ean not…
Driving Lessons: Self-Control
When my father was teaching me to drive, he taught me the importance of self-control. I needed to concentrate on…
Driving Lessons: Be Patient
I became irritated with how slowly the car ahead of me was driving. Then I saw the sign “Student Driver:…
Trapped
I was walking to my comfy leather chair with my first coffee of the day, when I heard frantic scratching….
Brown Hills, Full Reservoirs
It’s late summer in Silicon Valley. The hills are brown. But I take comfort from knowing the reservoirs are full….