He was already old, carrying the promise, his staff, some wealth – that was true – and what? A dream? What was it the LORD had said? “Go? Leave? And I will bless you?” Was that it? It had seemed enough then. He had been younger, heaven help him. Hopefully not naïve, although by anyone’s...
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“Vanity! Vanity! And vanity everywhere, even on the brink of the grave, and among men ready to die for the highest convictions. Vanity!”[1] – Leo Tolstoy, “Sevastopol in May 1855” The news headlines from a recent New York Times read: “Blast Exposes Rift Between Turkey and U.S. Over ISIS,” “New West Bank Violence as Palestinian Boy...
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The stress of the modern workplace is well documented. It’s a big ocean out there, and there are lots of things that can eat you really quickly. Downsizing, acquisitions, an ever-hastening technology cycle…anyone is suddenly vulnerable to being out of luck and out of work. In light of that, it seems ever more essential to...
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