Last Year’s Resolutions

Perfecting oneself is timeless. There are no start dates or end dates. There are only series and steps, moderations and milestones. Whatever your goals were last year, if you feel you didn’t quite accomplish them, you can still aim for them in 2026. Recycle them, reuse them. The year 2026 isn’t even your limit. You …

Reparations

Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah got a severely raw deal all the way through history. Most of the time, when you hear about those three they are referred to as Shadrach, Mishach, and Abed-nego. The raw deal is that the commonly known names are their slave names. The three were taken captive by the Babylonians and …

Ghost Style

Ghosting is a vile thing to do to someone. However, it can be done with style and skill. Ghosting, by the way, means to ignore someone’s efforts at getting your attention. It’s usually used in reference to text messages or emails. When those text messages and emails go unanswered, they have been “ghosted”. The person …

Immolation

By any standard, immolation is a harsh punishment. Even those who enforce the punishment would have to agree it is harsh. Part of the reason for doing it is because it is perceived as harsh on all sides. So why enforce the punishment on oneself? Self-immolation is the act of setting oneself on fire, to …