Another in the stained glass series: The light cast by stained glass windows in the National Cathedral leaves the illusion of robed figures–one standing, one kneeling—on the marble floor. I wish the picture itself wasn’t marred by camera movement, but it’s still startling—and lovely.
Serving Up Success
Every recipe for a thriving practice has one key ingredient: excellent customer service. Keep this ingredient top of mind, and you will make every transaction the catch of the day. By Helen Thompson (originally published in 2006 at advisortoday.com) I don’t know much about fish. I never liked it as a kid, never acquired a…
Helcat's Philcon Schedule
From the “Token Jesus Freak On The Big Question Panel” and “What Part Of Don’t Schedule Me For Friday Did You Not Understand?” department: * Fri 10:00 PM in 304—What We Don’t Know (67) According to some experts, science has solved all the big questions, and all that remains is detail. At least, that’s what…
The metaphors in faith
It’s fascinating to me that one of the best explanations I’ve seen of scripture as metaphor comes from a book with a metaphor in its title. And it also occurs to me that perhaps the reason extreme conservatives see scripture completely differently than I do is that they cannot understand metaphor. In the secular world,…
But, Can He Save His Lifelines for Exams?
Confidence and luck helped Justin Bowers get into the “Hot Seat” on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (reprinted from Temple Times, Vol. 32, No. 16, January 31, 2002) What did it take to get Temple student Justin Bowers on national television? Is he an athlete? An actor? A news reporter? Or a possible millionaire?…