By Jerry Wilson, on April 19th, 2009
In a novel I once wrote and keep meaning to rewrite so it’ll be actually readable, yet seldom work on, there is a scene where the lead male character has reluctantly agreed to accompany the lead female character on a clothes shopping expedition for an upcoming corporate event (the two work in the same office). They’re . . . → Read More: God Bless The Scripture Spinsters
By Jerry Wilson, on April 18th, 2009
By Jerry Wilson, on April 17th, 2009
(Stole this from my NASCAR blog.)
This weekend, while the truckers take a nap the Cupsters and claims jumpers will pay their first visit of the year to Phoenix, an apt name as more than a few drivers are hoping their stay at the Valley of the Sun will see their season rebirthed from its present state . . . → Read More: Preview, Interrupted
By Jerry Wilson, on April 17th, 2009
By Jerry Wilson, on April 16th, 2009
Coffee and tea make for an interesting comparison.
Coffee is the quick blast of power; the oil making business and heart rates run as it energizes. It is snatches of conversation among cubicle warriors, something to be gulped as final preparation before the day’s battles. It is the liquid power lunch, a frantic aroma of hurried agendas . . . → Read More: The Fine Art Of Sipping Tea
By Jerry Wilson, on April 15th, 2009
It is lamentable that George Santayana’s statement “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is forever associated with the madman Jim Jones, who had it posted above his throne at Jonestown. There is much truth in those words. As a bunch of people are about to discover.
Again.
Yesterday’s New York Times included an . . . → Read More: Perfect Situation… For Some, Anyway
By Jerry Wilson, on April 14th, 2009
When I was in high school lo those many, many years ago (and of course I walked twenty miles uphill — both ways — barefoot in the snow to get there; why do you ask?), in the English study room there was a poster bearing the following quote: “Will it matter that I was?” Given the . . . → Read More: Matter Vs. Anti-Matter
By Jerry Wilson, on April 13th, 2009
One of the challenges I’ve faced during the process of creating and now promoting the book is balancing the financial and ministerial aspects. While on one hand being anything but wealthy means I need to spend wisely and would dearly love to at least break even on what I’ve spent out of my own pocket to . . . → Read More: Read About It
By Jerry Wilson, on April 13th, 2009
Brother Guy Consolmagno, one of the Vatican’s official astronomers (betcha didn’t know the Vatican had astronomers, did ya?), was in Cork, Ireland the other day to give a lecture. While in town, he did a little sightseeing including such landmarks as…
… the shop where Rory Gallagher bought his iconic Fender Stratocaster guitar.
What, you thought he’d want . . . → Read More: Blues In Vatican Major
By Jerry Wilson, on April 12th, 2009
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of . . . → Read More: Words That Mean A Great Deal To Me At The Moment