Well, we’re a week out from break. I imagine your mind is tempted to head off to vacation early, though there is much to do before we’re done. Let me encourage you to stay focused for just a bit longer....
A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement that has some apparent validity. Was that hard to follow? Let’s try a few examples: “A flying arrow never reaches its target.” False—many arrows reach their target. But also true—the arrow that reaches...
Have you ever heard the story of Job? He “was blameless and upright one who feared God and turned away from evil.” Job was blessed with riches, a large family, good health, and more. But, with God’s permission, Satan caused Job to lose everything—his money, his children, his health—in order...
This week, rather than offer my own thoughts, I am going to pose some questions that I hope will prompt you to think for yourselves. There’s an old Chinese proverb that says, “He who asks a question is a fool...
A final question as we consider our mistakes: If everybody makes them, and they can be a source of knowledge, something we can learn from, then why do we have to be punished for our mistakes? Or even be left...
A modern author reflecting the spirit of the age has written: “There’s no such thing as a mistake. There are only experiences. Some are good, and some are bad. Either way, it is an experience we learn from.” Do you...
Everybody likes to say how important it is that we learn from our mistakes. But isn’t the best evidence of learning the fact that we get the answers right, not wrong? Isn’t a wrong answer worthless? After all, we don’t...
This week, we’re talking about mistakes. We are all prone to them, but why is it that we make mistakes in the first place? Whether it is on an exam, in a cooking recipe, or while we’re driving, is it...
Welcome back. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families. As we get back into the swing of school (and yes, I know that the first day back is always difficult – hang in there), I thought...
In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln still saw fit to issue a Thanksgiving proclamation to the nation. This is some of what he said, after listing the many blessings the nation had enjoyed despite the...
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