Remember in The Wizard of Oz where Dorothy steps out of her black and white world and into this new magical reality – a world in full Technicolor?  It was amazing how stark the contrast between the two worlds were. Technicolor was a big deal from the 20s to the 50s. It was a vivid […]

The Limits of Conversation Human beings are naturally conversational creatures. It’s how God made us. We like to be seen, but especially heard. On some news channels, we have points and counter points between people sitting at a table or being Skyped in. Because of our love for individuality in the western world,  conversation […]

When I was in college, my English professor told me something I never forgot: “You know English by ear”.  I didn’t know what she meant until I realized that even though I had grown up in the inner city speaking English as my first language, for whatever reason, I had learned it by hearing […]

Imagine a businessman dressed in a fine suit. He gets driven around in a limo and has his office assistant make him coffee every morning while he brokers million dollar deals from the 80th floor of a financial corporation. He does some back room illegal deals but doesn’t think much of it. “It’s just […]

Most would agree that the older we get the more inflexible our thinking becomes. When we are young, the whole world is open to possibility. There is nothing we can’t dream or or accomplish. Our minds are supple and welcoming of new things. Then life happens. We become older and we begin to experience […]

Have you ever noticed that Jesus was usually very sensitive and compassionate with the “outsiders” – Fringe people who were not part of the established culture – People like the woman at the well and the woman who asked for prayer for her daughter’s demonic state. There was even a centurion who needed help […]