Efficacy is a curious consideration. When we say that something is efficacious, normally we mean that what was intended in a certain project actually occurred.  In other words, the intended effect can be seen. Perhaps we are even made aware that the intent was actualized because those “affected” by the intentions actually express to you that they “got it,” and sometimes they are even thankful. …

Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me;
my LORD has forgotten me.”
Can a mother forget her infant,
be without tenderness for the child of her womb?
Even should she forget,
I will never forget you.” ‘ (IS 49:14-15)

A friend of mine recently had a very disturbing experience. …

How do we identify people and things?  There is a naming convention tied to experiences that we have as well as persons named whom we encounter.  My name is Thomas.  I don’t know how much that says about “me.”  I am writing a reflection right now on a computer. …

It’s difficult to be in a place wherein the majority if not all of the people around you are speaking another language – one that you don’t understand.  I remember distinctly some experiences I had in Germany while I was on a graduate exchange program. …

“This is the sign that I am giving for all ages to come, of the covenant between me and you and every living creature with you: I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.”…