On Diligence & Being Diligent

zac | January 12, 2010

The book of Proverbs, in the Bible, has many recommendations for success. We are told to be fair, righteous, just and to seek wise counsel. But there is another character trait we should seek after: diligence.
According to the dictionary, one who is diligent is characterized by steady, earnest and energetic effort. According to the Bible, [...]

Hearts As Streams Of Water

zac | August 30, 2009

I have been fascinated, as of late, with my interactions with God. There has been a closeness and an interaction that I have not previously enjoyed in my life. I wish I could attribute this to having cancer or maybe to having a fantastic moral life but I realize it is only through the grace [...]

You Are Accountable For Yourself

zac | February 22, 2009

If I make wise choices in life then who will benefit? It is easy to look at myself as a husband and think that my wife will benefit. Or see myself as a father and think that my kids will benefit from my wisdom. It is easy to think that the people around me at [...]

“Who are you?”

zac | June 1, 2006

Hi,
In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice meets a large blue Caterpillar smoking a hookah. The beginning of chapter five of the book reads like this:

The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence; at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy [...]