Tag Archives: Wisdom

Throughout July we’re taking an in-depth look at Proverbs, the Bible’s one-of-a-kind book about our never-ending need for wisdom. A lot of smart people do really dumb things.  A fairly large slice of any day’s headlines – what we call “news” – turns out to be a recitation of the missteps, miscalculations, and mistakes of people who probably should have… Read more »

Geodes are the Forrest Gumps of geology. Remember what Forrest’s mother always told him?  “Life is like a box of chocolates.  You never know what you’re going to get.”  Geodes are ordinary-looking rocks that conceal extraordinary treasures.  In some locales they’re known as potato rocks because of their resemblance to Idaho spuds.  But when cracked open they reveal a fairyland… Read more »