End On A High Note
In one of his novels, E.M. Forster gives us an unusual interpretation of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. He describes, in rather frightening terms, how the music gives one the eerie feeling […]
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Let Me Be A Potato
“450 SHEEP JUMP TO THEIR DEATHS” read a recent headline in a Turkish newspaper. According to the article, first, one sheep jumped, then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the
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Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
The 1933 hit song “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and the more recent Grammy Award winning record of the same name, may well remind us of the lonely moments in life
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Are You Feeling It?
The story is told of a certain tribal community which staged a series of endurance tests for initiating their young men into adulthood… The final event in the initiation is
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Wonder Of It All!
This Easter morning, millions of baskets were arrayed with the traditional treats of the day. In addition to colored eggs, most certainly there were mounds of jellybeans of every conceivable
How Would You Answer?
Recently, the New York Times published an article (by author Pico Iyer), entitled “The Value Of Suffering.” In the article, the author recites a dismal litany of bloodshed, disease and
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Betrayer And Betrayed
It’s nearly impossible to ignore the endless stream of best-selling celebrity biographies that owe their sales success to revelations of marital infidelities. Supermarket tabloids and tell-all web sites pay informants
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Do Something Useful!
Over the years, there have been numerous false reports of the deaths of some of the world’ best-known personalities. Among them, baseball great Joe DiMaggio is reported to have seen
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“Patches Of Godlight”
Did you know that the climbing vine we call “honeysuckle” always grows clockwise, to its right? The “jasmine,” on the other hand, always entwines counterclockwise, to its left. And nothing
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No Fish Story!
Here’s an amusing bit of history printed in a 1919 newspaper column. Under the heading “Public Service Announcement” was the following: “Remove apparatus from the cradle and listen for steady
Don’t Miss The Point!
When God made the earth, He filled it with everything that is most precious to Him. One small example is a place called Inspiration Point, just above Echo Mountain in
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Do Something!
There was a young seminarian who was taking a pre-ordination oral examination. During the questioning, one of the examiners asked him if he believed in a personal devil. “No,” he
Take That To The Bank!
In his 1987 best-selling novel, “Bonfire of the Vanities,” author Tom Wolfe dubbed the ambitious young people of that era — those who were taking Wall Street by storm, “Masters
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All Things New
Those who have been to the Holy Land often come back to report a surprise: it is so very small. Especially Jerusalem. No matter how many Bible maps you may
Good For Something!
It was Christmas vacation in Disney World, and a father, trying his best to do the right thing, had to repeatedly refuse to take his eight-year-old daughter Amanda to the
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Just One Simple Word!
To establish his agenda for the new year, a certain man recorded a very telling greeting on his voicemail which went like this: “Hello, and Happy New Year. I’m sorry
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Ministers Of Light
In 2007, the United States Congress passed a law (The Clean Energy Act) requiring a gradual phasing out of the traditional incandescent light bulb. In accordance with the law, many
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Nothing Between Us!
The story is told of an ongoing exchange between a famous statesman and his biographer. Sometime after the author submitted his first draft, the political leader asked, “Is this the
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Risky Business!
“Repentance” is the title of a short story by the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. It’s the tale of a repentant sinner and the difficulties he encounters as he attempts to
The Gift Of Light
Recently, HBO aired a documentary featuring three very talented and interesting photographers. The first, Henry Butler, is also a world renowned pianist. Butler’s unique approach to photography is owed in
