Beginner’s Mind

Then all the trees said to the buckthorn, “Come you reign over us!”  But the buckhorn replied to the trees, “If you wish to anoint me king over you in good faith, come and take refuge in my shadow.  Otherwise, let fire come from the buckthorn and devour the cedars of Lebanon.” Judges 9: 14-15[read more]

Vanity and Discouragement

For what profit comes to us from the toil and anxiety of heart with which we have labored under the sun?  All our days sorrow and grief are our occupation; even at night our minds are not at rest.  This also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 2: 22-23 There is perhaps no more “counter-cultural” text in the[read more]