failure

  • Try Everything?

    Few things bring me greater joy in life than singing. I love the art and the discipline and the total immersion in the moment singing brings.  I sing in the car. I sing in the shower. I sing to our… Continue reading

  • A Strange Set of Tools

    I’ve got this dilemma on my hands. Maybe you can help me with it. On the one hand, I don’t like to fail. I mean I REALLY don’t like it. At all. At the same time, I really like trying things I haven’t tried… Continue reading

  • Where the Nutrients Are

    A couple of years ago, I was driving from Point A to Point B, listening to the radio. As is usually the case, my car radio was tuned to the local National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate. The host of the show was… Continue reading

  • Someone to believe

    “Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.” Isaiah 43:4, NRSV If you know the name George Catlett Marshall, you know him… Continue reading