283.  Like never before

New has its own charm.  A whole process is wrapped up in the word new. New things come with demands—of time, money, attention, and expectation.  New things are beautifully packaged, or in the case of a house, perhaps spruced up a bit so that it at least feels new. There are two Greek words for new.  Neosrefers to something recent…

282.  Close enough to hear… and see.

It is the Feast of the Cross. A remarkable contradiction in the words we use marks the uniqueness above all else of the events surrounding the death of Jesus. A feast of death? We know of other festivals that celebrate death.  In Mexico Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a well-known parade of people in…