“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.” — Winston Churchill Aneurin Bevan, also known as Nye Bevan, was a Welsh Labor Party politician who acted as minister of health in Great Britain’s post-war government between 1945 and 1951. During his time as a politician, he became known as a harsh critic of those whom, he believed, “opposed the working man.” Among others, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was a primary Continue Reading
God Stirs up the Nest… to Teach Us to Soar {Atlanta Journal Constitution}
When I was about 10 years old, my mom, a psychology high school teacher at that time, showed me pictures of the American eagle for the first time while reading a captivating story about their resilience, perseverance and strength. I remember listening to her dramatic voice, spellbound, while images of that majestic bird danced in my mind. That story birthed a lifetime love and fascination for the American eagle. Hence, it’s no wonder I was beyond excited when a friend told me of the Continue Reading
Conquistando Nuestros Sueños… Paso a Paso {Atlanta Journal Constitution}
En 1972, después del éxito del aterrizaje en la luna, el programa espacial de la NASA andaba a todo dar, lanzando sondeos y satélites para explorar el espacio exterior. Fue en ese año que la sonda Pioneer 10 fue lanzada, con la misión principal de alcanzar a Júpiter, fotografiando el planeta y sus lunas, y enviando información de regreso a la tierra sobre el campo magnético de Júpiter, la atmósfera y cinturones de radiación. Fue una meta increiblemente agresiva, dado que en aquel tiempo, Continue Reading
Conquering Our Dreams… One Step at a Time {Atlanta Journal Constitution}
In 1972, following the moon landing success, NASA’s space program was in full gear, launching probes and satellites to explore outer space. It was in that year that the probe Pioneer 10 was launched, with a primary mission of reaching Jupiter, photographing the planet and its moons, and sending data back to earth about Jupiter’s magnetic field, atmosphere and radiation belts. It was an incredibly bold goal, given that, at that time, no satellite had ever gone beyond Mars. But Pioneer 10, Continue Reading
The Fulfillment of God’s Promises Requires Faith AND Action
The book of Genesis tells the account of God giving Abraham the charge to leave his country and start a journey to possess a land “flowing with milk and honey” — the Promised Land. On the 15th chapter of Genesis, the borders of that land were proximately defined as extending “from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, Euphrates.” The Euphrates River originates in eastern Turkey and it flows through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab River, which empties in the Persian Continue Reading
Dr. King’s Fight for Justice Sought Unification, Not Division
This week marked the 88th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was reminded during the weekend of celebrations of a book by King in which he wrote about the “gulf between practice and profession.” In this particular passage, he concludes that the principles we say we espouse don’t always align with what we say or how we live. “On the one hand, we proudly profess certain sublime and noble principles, but on the other hand, we sadly practice the very antithesis of these principles. How Continue Reading
