Mary, The First Disciple

I tend to be the kind of person who always pulls for the so-called “underdog.”  Show me someone who is over-looked, under-estimated, disregarded, and I’m an instant fan.  I like scrappy teams that aren’t supposed to win; on Oscar night, I cast my vote for that...

Who’s Your Yoda?

Everyone needs a Yoda. Yoda, of course, was the Jedi master and trainer of Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the epic Star Wars movies.  Yoda was a mentor, a sage, a guide, a guru, a coach – always present to ensure that his apprentices were prepared for their...

You Never Know

In Matthew 25 Jesus tells a story – the very last story, according to Matthew, that Jesus ever told – about Judgment Day, when the King calls each of us before him so that he can make a final assessment of how we lived our lives.  Unlike the popular images we have of...

What’s It Worth To You?

Every once in a while I watch Antiques Road Show on PBS.  People who have inherited a family heirloom, or stumbled across a piece of art or furniture at a yard sale, or found an old porcelain doll from their childhood will drag their treasure in for an appraiser to...