From the Peanut Gallery

Another Day
Today is a great day. As I am typing this, it is Monday, January 29th of 2024. Perhaps you would ask why it is a great day. You might think of Mondays as a dreadful thing and not think...

Running the Race
When one begins a race, the goal is to finish well. The Amazing Race is a popular show on television that has various people racing all over the world. We could consider J.R.R....

The Simple Things
Let’s think about Bilbo Baggins, from J.R.R. Tolkien’s, The Hobbit, again. Last time we compared Bilbo’s longing for home to our longing for the new heavens and...

He Lives in a Hole?
In 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit. This book would go on to be only the beginning of Tolkien’s work. He would go on to dedicate much of his life in crafting the...

Recalibrating
It is a new year. 2023 has come and gone. Many people will be scratching out the three and replacing it with a four for the next few months. It will take a little bit of time for...