Michelangelo is widely regarded as the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance. If his goals in life had been lower, the world would never have known his “David” and “Pieta” statues and the Sistine Chapel frescoes. He was a painter, architect and sculptor and dedicated his life to getting as close to the creative power … [Read more…]
Watching the increasingly commercial emphasis during the Christmas Season, it is little wonder Albert Schweitzer described a kind of naïveté where people are unaware of the silent, spiritual battles within.  Although blatant commercialism was far less intense during the time Henry Thoreau wrote “Walden,†(1850) it probably contributed to his efforts to strive to avoid … [Read more…]
Although today is the Summer Solstice (the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere) we have already lost 2 minutes of daylight in the morning and in about two weeks the Earth will begin its tilting process that will lead to the autumnal equinox in September. For 1000s of years, people have used … [Read more…]
INTELLIGENT MEN DECIPHERING “INTELLIGENT DESIGNSâ€: “For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.†Hebrews,†3. “All of Nature is but a metaphor of the human mind.†Emerson It is illogical to assume that physical, mental and spiritual designs can be more complex than the artist/creator of the designs. … [Read more…]
“To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.” – Henry David Thoreau In a bizarre synchronicity, after I wrote this blog I went to a local hospital to have some lab work done. A middle-aged couple was sitting next to me. … [Read more…]
https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/07/12/buckminster-fuller-ever-rethinking-the-lords-prayer/ Buckminster Fuller is described in Wikipedia as a: “designer, inventor, engineer, mathematician, architect, cartographer, philosopher, poet, cosmogonist and visionary.†He wrote over 30 books and qualifies as a true renaissance thinker. Among his many inventions is the “geodesic dome,†which inspired scientists who discovered “Carbon 60†(hollow carbon molecules) to name them “Buckminsterfullerenes,†or … [Read more…]
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.†– Mark Twain This is a wonderfully interconnected triad that gifted naturalist Annie Dillard would regard as a “bright snarl.†Without a Creator there would be no “astronomy†or evolution. Without evolution the universe … [Read more…]
Although there is some doubt as to the author of the lyrics for “Jesus Christ The Apple Tree,†many musicologists have suggested that they were inspired by the Biblical book; “Song of Solomon,†2:3: “As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under … [Read more…]
[Feature article in National Geographic Magazine: Dec. 2015] Excerpt: Biodesign Out For A Walk, chap. 2, Looking For A Map. “The Smithsonian Institute and National Geographic Society were selected as curriculum models of study because of their goals of integrating the activities of plants, animals, and humans. Thus, plants, animals, and man became the first … [Read more…]
“Up, up, the long delirious burning blue I’ve topped the wind-swept height with easy grace wherenever lark or even eagle flew. And while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod the high, untrespassed sanctity of space … put out my hand and touched the face of God.†– Jon Gillispie Magee Jr. [Royal Canadian Air Force … [Read more…]