There are two kinds of people in the world: Marys and Marthas. Marys are contemplative, cerebral, and serious-minded. They like to think about things. They want to see all of the angles, the different perspectives. They want to listen to both sides of the argument before they make up their mind. They are learners who love learning for its own sake. Marthas are doers, workers, creators. They like to decide and act. They want to get going and get others going as well. They want to try things out and see what ...
Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. Luke 12:51 Sports writers still talk about the joy they used to take in interviewing the great New York Yankees catcher, Yogi Berra. Yogi was something of a rough-hewn philosopher given to malaprops and seemingly contradictory statements that managed to, somehow, still make a weird kind of sense. It was Yogi who said: “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.” And, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” When giving his opinion of a New York ...
