by Daisy Reynolds | Aug 3, 2022
Barry revisits the topic of working through conflict together as a society, focusing on the narrative of human life. Staying on the path created for us is better than reinventing ourselves repeatedly. Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-9 Referenced Episodes:...
by Barry Creamer | Aug 3, 2022 | Devotionals
Every drop of my attraction to scripture, astronomy, electricity, and technology has its equivalent drip in my aversion to plumbing. I understand the basic rule: water runs downhill. In my world, that fixed fact is the problem. It seems every bit of water I encounter...
by Barry Creamer | Jul 27, 2022 | Devotionals
Because we have completely gutted and transformed the kitchen in our house as we prepare to move in (a dozen years ago), we limit the bathroom remodel to a new shower stall barrier. The worker replacing the dated, frosted, framed structure with a simple piece of clear...
by Daisy Reynolds | Jul 27, 2022
Barry asks the question: What keeps society together even when life and conflict fray the social fabric? Ultimately, we must recognize and measure the difference between what we ought to be and what we are–the only way to pursue virtue; the only way to take one...
by Daisy Reynolds | Jul 20, 2022
Barry disagrees with the idea of imprisoning women who have abortions, focusing instead on the personal cost and heroic nature of mothering. Scripture: John 10:10 Referenced Episodes: Can There Be Life on Earth Post-Roe? (Eps 17-19)...
by Barry Creamer | Jul 20, 2022 | Devotionals
To improve his opportunities as an employee and eventual superintendent in the City of Arlington’s Traffic and Transportation Division, my dad became a licensed electrician. That trade certification did far more for friends and family than for his career (which...
by Daisy Reynolds | Jul 13, 2022
Barry reminds us that in reality, everyone’s life is about others, whether we swim with that current or against it. It makes sense, then, that the greatest commandment provides for us an escape from the narrow limits of the self. Scriptures: Proverbs...
by Barry Creamer | Jul 13, 2022 | Devotionals
The intensity due a pinnacle of science and engineering’s juncture emerges in my grandson’s furrowed brow and pursed lips. Although only advising, I am as determined for him to succeed as he is to complete the eight stages of the NASA project—eight bags of Lego chaos...
by Daisy Reynolds | Jul 6, 2022
Barry shares some quotes from one of the most important books of the 20th century. Hannah Arendt leads us to look back at history to see the present more clearly. Book: The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt...
by Barry Creamer | Jul 6, 2022 | Devotionals
“Product sold by weight, not volume. Contents may settle during shipping.” The consumer notice itself is evidence that people have felt cheated finding the top third of their newly opened cereal box’s wax paper liner void of flakes, puffs, or biscuits. Despite first...
