It's weird how failures from a decade or more ago can still hang heavy around me. Ok, failures is not accurate. There is a one failure in my life that comes back on me over and over again. I'm not sure why, but it has had a profound impact on me.I haven't had to many … Continue reading failure and how it gets used
Author: Daniel Waugh
Thank God for Salty Sea Captains of Faith
I have been reading, very slowly, the James Clavell book Shogun. It is set in the late 16th century as sailors were exploring the New World and looking for passes to Asia and the 'Japans'. Captain Blackthorne (loosely based on the historical figure William Adams)is an Englishman piloting the Erasmus, a Dutch ship tasked to … Continue reading Thank God for Salty Sea Captains of Faith
Weird British Superhero vs. Weird American Superhero
Today my Scottish friend Doug told me about a second verse to the Lord's Army Song (yeah know, "I may never march in the infantry, ride in the cavalry, shoot the artillery...but I'm in the Lord's army. Yes Sir!"). The second verse must be British:"I may never fly like Superman,Climb like Spiderman,Bend like Banana man.Indiana … Continue reading Weird British Superhero vs. Weird American Superhero
Abortion since 1860
Correction: When first posted I referenced an interview with Susan Sarandon. Actually, the interview was with Dana Delany of Desperate Housewives. Obviously I'm up on my celebs. Thanks Lynn for correcting me. I read this post several weeks ago and wanted to comment on but it got lost in the shuffle of a new semester. … Continue reading Abortion since 1860
Faith and the Inauguration
Os Guinness has written a terrific oped piece in USAToday on Faith and the Inauguration. I have been hard on President Obama's policies and decisions to this point, but if I'm totally honest, there is big part of me that is eager to see what he will do, hopeful that the optimism he demonstrated will … Continue reading Faith and the Inauguration
God Entranced 