by sworel | Nov 2, 2025 | 2025, Musings
In 1522, Ignatius of Loyola had his leg shattered by a cannonball and began his pilgrimage towards Jerusalem. He got waylaid along the way and ended up in cave somewhere writing his thoughts on spiritual exercises. One of those exercises has come to be called “The...
by sworel | Oct 26, 2025 | 2025, Musings
For some parents, it is just too much trouble to properly discipline their children. Cue the video of the parents ignoring their kids in the grocery store as they pull things off the shelf and drop uneaten cookies all over the floor for someone else to clean up. For...
by sworel | Oct 19, 2025 | 2025, Musings
Last week was my birthday. And it’s always wonderful to have some sweet thoughts sent my way. But a few years ago, I got the idea to research some events in history that happened on my birthday. And they were interesting. For example, on October 16th, 1869, a hotel in...
by sworel | Oct 12, 2025 | 2025, Musings
I hate name tags. I am not sure why. Maybe something in my childhood caused me to dislike wearing them. Maybe I didn’t like being easily identified (too much orneriness). Maybe my early work world included awkward introductions based on the info found on those...
by sworel | Oct 5, 2025 | 2025, Musings
Every now and again I run across a portion of scripture that stops me cold. And it usually isn’t a theology ladened passage. No, it is usually a sentence or two that causes me to scratch my head a bit. One of those moments happened this past week. I was studying the...
by sworel | Sep 28, 2025 | 2025, Musings
Fairy Tales are fun for children (and adults!). One of my favorites is called Henny Penny. You probably remember reading it to your kids. It starts by asserting that Henny Penny was a hungry little chicken. So, she went out looking for food laying around on the...
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