“… and then, I totally failed.” Like it or not, failure is a part of life. In the video series The Future Starts Here, The Webby Awards founder Tiffany Shlain tells us in episode 6 “The Creative Process in 10 Acts“, “It took me another twelve years before I built…
Click on image to view full resolution picture I apologize if it seems I am picking on the Pharisees, but my words are hardly more critical than Jesus’ own. In essence, they represented a contradiction, which if any one of us is truly honest can find such contradictions in…
From the premier of the TV show Lost in Space, The travelers were placed into suspended animation before their flight 19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: ~ Lev 26:19 “Lost in space” was a…
Quote and photo by CM Earnest Human beings excel at form over substance, quantity over quality and presentation over functionality. Just look at our current batch of politicians, and it tells the same old story that has been around since Adam and Eve. Eve made that very same mistake when…
Statue of the Apostle Peter, St. Peterburg, Russia 28 And he [Peter] said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not…
Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square, 2013 Photo by Edgar Jiménez Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson. ~ Time.com, “The Choice: Nancy Gibbs on…
Jewish tzitzit, or tassels, both styles Picture by Sheynhertz-Unbayg 3 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. 3 And he…
Diagram of how a botnet works Larger image can be viewed here I awoke yet again on a Sabbath morning to find too many emails where someone is trying to brute force their way into this site. It seems that something I said must have upset someone. As they…
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, where some say Jesus was born Photo by Darko Tepert Donatus, 2006 46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. 47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? 48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?…
Warhorse soldiers and local sheiks meet over a meal 15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you,…