on the Pilgrimage

Two days ago, another student walked into a school and shot and killed his fellow students. The tally stands at 33 - 30 classmates in one building, 2 students in the dorm, and himself. The news is full of this - much like when Columbine happened in 1999. The same questions are being asked. Much has changed ... yet much has not. There are things I would like to reflect on ... but not at this point. At this point, here are the words of another person, giving their answer for 'why'. Some good thoughts, I would say.  FROM WHERE I STAND: A Teenager's Voice from Inside the Culture of Death by Sarah Roney On April 20, 1999, there was yet another gruesome shooting in Littleton, Colorado. Kids killing kids. And again, the entire nation in its uproar is trying to figure out why. I am eighteen years old. I live in a small town near Madison, Wisconsin. A small town just like the ones where these horrifying shootings always seem to take place. Every time those stories come on the t...

Well, here we are ... 2007 is upon us. A new year, pregnant with possibility. What shall be birthed this year? What new roads shall I take? What new sights shall I see? What new lessons shall I learn? What new friends shall I make? What new life shall I live? Resolutions - the making of resolutions date back many moons. As far as the Babylonians, apparently! Dictionary definition? to resolve to do something, a course of action determined or decided upon. Common New Year's Resolutions for us include things like losing weight, or quitting smoking ... for the Babylonians, it was returning farm equipment! Oh, how far things have come since then! Theirs seemed to be about community relationships and growth; ours seems to be about self improvement and betterment as compared to others. Over the years I have made resolutions; but like most people, by the time December rolls around, they are all but forgotten. In the last few years, I have altered my thinking a bit and decided to give my ...