Unless a Grain of Wheat Falls – Concerning Them which are Asleep (Part 4)
The Creator who called forth the grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit trees with seeds in the fruit …
Category Archives: Redeeming the Time
The Architecture of Man and the Problem of Morphogenesis – Concerning Them which Are Asleep (Part 3)
The Incarnation stands as the most unique miracle and act of love on the part of our Creator. How does …
What Is Man that Thou Art Mindful of Him? – Concerning Them which Are Asleep (Part 2)
God’s relationship with mankind is unique. Before the creation of this world, the Almighty was thronged with sentient, free-will, moral …
Concerning Them which Are Asleep – Part 1
Euphemisms smooth the edges and take the sting out of many sharp declarations of bare facts. We use them to …
The Power of Saying No – The Wise Use of Time (Part 10)
We are all limited in what we can accomplish. Every commitment we make is a promise to spend a measure …
Fighting Fatigue – The Wise Use of Time (Part 9)
I grew up with 4-by-40 automobile air conditioning: four windows down while motoring forty miles per hour. The habit hasn’t left me, though I confess to changing the fan speed with the flow of traffic. On a hot summer’s day many years ago, I was driving home from work with the windows rolled down and the radio volume turned up, thankful for a Friday that promised a welcome weekend. I made my way to my usual exit off the interstate without incident only to find it backed up. We were all bumper-to-bumper and inching forward in a losing race with the snails on the side of the road.
The Spiritual Dynamics of Stress – The Wise Use of Time (Part 8)
Have you ever felt harassed and helpless? The continual demands for command decisions in daily life can eventually overwhelm us to the point where choosing what to pick from the restaurant menu causes the same level of stress as weighing out end-of-life care options. Blood tests and regular diagnostics can measure the stress levels of our bodies. Counseling can help us discover the stress levels in our minds. But we aren’t just body-and-soul creatures. We are spirit beings who live in a body and possess a soul. The sense of being harassed and helpless is rooted in the spiritual.
Are You Overloaded? – The Wise Use of Time (Part 7)
When busyness is worn as a badge of honor, biting off more than we can chew becomes habitual. The possibility of chocking out on our (over) commitments increases proportionately as we rush on the treadmill and convince ourselves we are making headway. Slowing down is seldom considered a solution, so we run faster and tell ourselves we are running better as we close our eyes to the treadmill beneath us.
We Have more Time than We Think – The Wise Use of Time (Part 6)
In a society where overload seems common place, concerns about laziness may seem misplaced. We wear busyness as a badge of honor and chronic exhaustion appears epidemic. We talk and dream of projects we would like to see completed and chores that need to be done “if we only had time.” Truth is no one gets any more hours in a day than anyone else. Like money, it’s not how much we have, but how we spend it.
Six Days Shall Ye Labor – The Wise Use of Time (Part 5)
I lived my teenage years in a tourist town with a nearby theme park. Based on Al Capp’s classic comic …
