Josh W

Josh W

How Could Friday Be Called Good?

At last, Messiah was in their midst Offered His hand, received their fists Deliverer delivered by Judas’ kiss His message ignored, His mission missed How could Friday be called Good? They mocked him, left Him bruised and battered Spat upon,…

The Job of a Jellyfish

My wife was having an engaging conversation with a delightful teenage gal who is involved with her High School Drama Club. This girl had recently participated in a production of The Little Mermaid, and my wife said, “I bet you…

Little League, Bigger God

When I was a kid, we had some pretty successful Little League baseball teams despite being an unimposing bunch of scrawny, pre-pubescent ragamuffins. Our body fat was all around 4%, our muscle mass was even lower, and brain activity was…

April Fools!

Although I’m generally not regarded as an unintelligent individual, my cognitive juices are quite viscous in the early morning hours. And this morning, my daughter, streaking like a supernova through the darkness, shattered my slumbering serenity as she burst into…

Decathletes and Diminishing Returns

Decathletes are often referred to as the “Greatest Athletes in the World” (apologies to elite Crossfitters, who are also very impressive). And the greatness of decathletes is their ability to excel at multiple events. They sprint, jump, hurdle, throw, and…

Put Your Negativity to Bed

It’s amazing how physical fatigue can influence our thoughts, perspectives, and conversations. Trivial annoyances are magnified into catastrophic offenses, menial tasks that require virtually zero bandwidth seem overwhelming, and usual zest for life goes insipidly stale. And this applies to…