Musings From A Rolling Eyed Turtle

Who best? If you had an important message to share that was designed for all people, who would you share it with who might best represent all people?  Perhaps it could one of the following: The political leaders; The religious leaders; The rich; The powerful; The social elites; The influential.   But it seems to me that those listed above only represent certain segments of society.  In some ways those segments also represent the top echelons of the population.  Typically, access to such is severely limited. In the realm of mathematics, there is a term called the “common denominator”.  It is defined as a feature shared by all members of a group.  In some non-mathematical settings, it is something that is the same for all the  members  of a  group  that might  bring  them together. When we look at those top echelons of the population, they actually represent the “lowest common denominators”, that is, the level ...

Won’t – it’s the contraction for “will not”.  It’s often used as in “I won’t do it.”  The shortened, emphatic version is “ I won’t!” But it can also be used as a question that suggests longing or desire or anticipation, such as “won’t you join me?”   There is a profound question that starts with the word “won’t” and longing and desire and anticipation are deeply embedded in the context.   While the exact words of the question may not appear in the passages below, they are yet at its core and the answer to the question is life changing.    Won’t you come?   This had been asked through the ages by God as an invitation for us to come to Him:   “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.   Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double minded.”   (James 4:8) Won’t you come?   This had been longingly asked by people who were waiting for the promised Messiah:   “For to us a child is born, to us a son...