I have few words to say, as while I know today is normally a day I write a blog, I came across an article that I felt is more important to share. Though somewhat familiar with the story, I did not realize that today was the anniversary of the death of missionary Jim Elliot. While I could try to write something useful in relation, instead I'm going to share this article from The Gospel Coalition. He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to that which he cannot lose - Jim E

While a bit heady, this is a really fascinating article discussing the history behind stellar astronomy (a branch of astronomy dealing with stars and suns). It's amazing to think that our current understanding of stars has really only been fully accepted for a few hundred years, that is the heliocentric view (that the universe does not revolve around the earth), as opposed to the geocentric (that everything revolves around the earth). Why's all this important? I believe firs

I confess, I can be lazy. I know that comes as a shock to those who know me (insert sarcasm), but if I may, we all can be at times. And perhaps that's why God has seen to it that we have a lot of exhortations in Scripture on that very topic. While I kid a bit with my introduction, I know laziness at times is something I've struggled with in the past. Of course it comes in forms: how we feel affects our productivity, and in my case its often less about laziness per say, and mo