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All Posts By: Byron McCoy
PARABLES
“Why did the ancients speak in parables?” James asked. “Why didn’t they just say plain what they meant and wanted understood?” Eli listened then replied, “For the same reason men speak them in parts of the world today and why we may too, again, in time.” “Why?” James questioned. “We mistake […]
THE SOWER
“The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in […]
RESONANT SOULS
“How do you find a resonant soul?” he asked. “Keep sharing,” she replied. “Keep showing what lights you up. A soul that makes no waves leaves nothing to be found. Make your waves. Keep giving. Maybe what you share will never mean a thing to most, but to the ones it […]
REPEAT THE PAST
“You can’t repeat the past.”—F. Scott Fitzgerald You staged hours before in the hangar bay of the ship by company, platoons, squads, and fire teams. You inspected, reinspected, and waited. You had an old iPod, back when they were just music, and you listened to zone out and to put your mind in a […]
ROMANCE
“What is romance?” Ryan asked. “Lived spirit recognized in resonance with another soul,” she answered. “Then how does it arise from the inanimate: colors in sky, lines in a book, sound of a song, sense of wind when alone in thought—memories?” “All lives as spirit in contemplative mind.” “And how […]
FIRST STEP
FIRST STEP:“…I yearned to know how could our image fitInto that circle, how could it conform; but my own wings could not take me so high—then a great flash of understanding struckmy mind, and suddenly it’s wish was granted. At this point power failed high fantasybut, like a wheel in perfect balance turning,I felt my […]