by Mark Beckwith | Dec 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Glory to God in the highest”, the angels reportedly sang, “and peace to all people of goodwill.” The particulars of the Christmas story have been debated for centuries: was Mary really a virgin? Was there a cohort of angels flying around in the night sky? Did a...
by Mark Beckwith | Dec 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
On December 21, the shortest day of the year, we will be limited to nine hours of daylight. The deepening darkness is depressing. The lack of light presses on the soul; for some, it leads to SAD – seasonal affective disorder. (The circumstances will be reversed six...
by Mark Beckwith | Dec 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
The question is 2500 years old: “Do you have the patience to wait until the mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself?” It is perhaps the most famous question attributed to Lao Tzu (604-531 BC), considered...
by Mark Beckwith | Dec 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
It was the opening question at the final presidential debate between Vice President Bush and Governor Michael Dukakis in October, 1988. CNN Moderator Bernard Shaw asked, “Governor, if Kitty Dukakis was raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable death penalty...
by Mark Beckwith | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Our lives are framed and formed by stories. A portion of my life – and of so many others I talk to, is framed and formed by the story of the war between Hamas and Israel. A heart wrenching, tragic, and seemingly unending story. In fact, there are two stories. One...
by Mark Beckwith | Nov 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
In Space there is a lot of space. Much more than the naked eye can see. The recently deployed James Webb telescope (in 2021), now a million miles away from earth, has shown us how vast and spectacular space is. Not to mention how old. We are now receiving – for...
