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Crack in rock
If I could live my life over again, I would not be a geologist. But if I could have 10 or 20 lives, one of them would be as a geologist. I've always loved rocks. I cracked them open with a hammer as a child, collected them (still have a rock display on my window sill at work), read about them, and wondered, "Now how did that rock get that way? Where did it come from? How was it formed?" If I were a geologist, I'd have more answers, and probably more questions, too.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Lichen
The green stuff on this rock is lichen, of which there are many varieties. I can't give you a deep scholarly analysis of lichen, but I remember with perfect clarity the explanation offered by a national park ranger during an evening program at Devil's Tower many years ago on one of our family vacations. Lichen happens, she said, "when Freddie Fungus and Alice Algae take a lichen to each other."
Educators, take note of the reasons that explanation has stuck with me for more than two decades.
Educators, take note of the reasons that explanation has stuck with me for more than two decades.
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Saturday, March 08, 2008
Bent reeds 4
These reeds aren't thick and sturdy enough to stand up straight out of the water, but they grow and thrive by staying in the water environment for which they were designed.
Sometimes we feel guilty if they can't "make it" in our present situation or "succeed" like we think others do. Though there's something to be said for the ability to adapt to new environments, none of us can be all things to all people, and our central call is to accept our limitations and become who we were meant to be in the environment that makes that possible.
Sometimes we feel guilty if they can't "make it" in our present situation or "succeed" like we think others do. Though there's something to be said for the ability to adapt to new environments, none of us can be all things to all people, and our central call is to accept our limitations and become who we were meant to be in the environment that makes that possible.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Bent reeds 3
"He won’t break off a bent reed or put out a dying flame, but he will make sure that justice is done.
-Isaiah 42:3 (CEV)
Christians generally see a prediction of the character of the Messiah in this verse. It suggests that Jesus understands the fragile and broken nature of our human condition and therefore holds us lovingly and gently. A grace-full image!
-Isaiah 42:3 (CEV)
Christians generally see a prediction of the character of the Messiah in this verse. It suggests that Jesus understands the fragile and broken nature of our human condition and therefore holds us lovingly and gently. A grace-full image!