I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ for that is far better. Philippians 1:23 ESV The Greek philosopher, Plato, once wrote a story called the Allegory of the Cave. It is a tale of men being chained to the wall of a cavern their entire lives. As they stared at the wall they saw shadows from the world above, to which they gave names. These images, though mere shadows, become their reality. Plato’s goal was to reveal the importance of edu

Matthew 5:3 Honus Wagner was bow-legged and too small to play professional baseball, but defying critics and sportswriters alike he became one of the greatest shortstops to ever play the game. By the time the “Flying Dutchman” retired in 1917, he had set enough batting and fielding records to become one of the original inductees into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. He is quoted as saying, “There ain’t much to being a ballplayer if you’re a ballplayer.” In other wor