The other side

Well, so that’s what happened. Balaam’s donkey turned out to be wiser and more observant than he was. It has to be a little bit embarrassing to be schooled by your ride… donkeys aren’t even supposed to talk, let alone say important, smart things. And yet. Why do you think Balaam never seems surprised that [...]

Great visual!

I often google our readings for interesting thoughts, questions, videos, art, poems, etc. to share here.  So I googled “first passover” – and one of the hits caught my attention.  Here’s what showed on the search page blurb: The First Passover – The Tenth Plague on Egypt The first Passover and the tenth plague on [...]

Strange visitors

Have you ever seen this picture? It’s one of the very most famous icons ever made, for a lot of reasons, most of which are too technical for this post. But one of the big reasons people love it is because people see so many different things in it. If you want to just look [...]