by Jeremy | Dec 11, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
is to stretch. And the only way to stretch is to push yourself to the very limit of what you can handle…and then push some more. It’s uncomfortable. Unpleasant. Painful, even. But I don’t know of any shortcut. Improving means going farther than you ever...
by Jeremy | Nov 27, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
This year, I spent Thanksgiving week with people who, ten years ago, were complete strangers to me. Today, I call them family. They came with my wife. When she became part of my world, so did more than a dozen in-laws and (at last count) roughly a billion nieces and...
by Jeremy | Nov 20, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
A few weeks ago, my wife and I received a letter from everyone’s favorite institution: the credit card company! It was, of course, filled with the usual pleasantries and how-do-you-dos and concern for my general well-being and—oh no wait, it didn’t do any...
by Jeremy | Nov 13, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
On our way to the Feast this year, my wife and I met up with some of our family to tour the USS Alabama. It was gigantic. That’s what impressed me the most—the sheer scale of the thing. Everything about it felt larger than life, from the anchor chain, with links...
by Jeremy | Nov 6, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
“Lord, Lord, open to us!” But the door remained shut. From the other side, a voice: “Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.” * * * To the people of Pompeii, Vesuvius erupted without warning. In the span of moments, the infamous volcano...
