Beauty is good.Last weekend, I drove to Harper’s Ferry and reveled in the pockets of autumn color dotting the mountainside. My friend and I climbed the Maryland Heights trail to look down upon the town. As we rested, a hawk launched itself into the air and glided above the river. There was only one way…

Football season is back, and as we enjoy the rivalry and effort of teams to reach the pinnacle of their sport, we also see similar competition among the managers of fantasy football teams, though perhaps with a bit less physical effort!  Most of the efforts of fantasy football managers to improve their chances of making the…

The kingdom of God is not what we would think—and that’s a good thing. Jumbo shrimp. Bittersweet. Exact estimate. Minor crisis. Humblebrag. Old news. Random order.  What do these words have in common? All are oxymorons, a literary term used to describe combined opposites. On the surface, we understand the ideas oxymorons communicate. However, each oxymoron…