By Danny Minton “How does one become a butterfly?” she asked pensively. “You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar. ‘You mean to die?’ asked Yellow, remembering the three who fell out of the sky ‘Yes and No,’ he answered. “What looks like you, will die…but what’s really you, will still

By Danny Minton On May 15, 1963, Gordon Cooper sat in the Faith 7 capsule atop Atlas 9, which would end up being the last flight of the Project Mercury Space Program. It would be the first flight to last more than a day, planned for twenty-two orbits around the Earth. Unknown to Cooper or NASA Control, an event would

By Danny Minton I missed the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics, which, based on what I’m reading on the internet, I’m glad I did. The big controversy is the parody of Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting of “The Last Supper,” which depicted the evening that Jesus was arrested and taken away to be tried and crucified. If you didn’t

By Danny Minton It sounds strange to talk about Christmas when the temperature outside is triple digits. A couple of TV channels have been spending the entire month showing Christmas-themed movies twenty-four hours a day. I even took time to watch a couple from another channel this past week. Is it odd to have shows with snow, Christmas trees, and

By Danny Minton I remember a story that I had heard several years ago about a young woman who came to her mother to share some challenges she was having in life. Her mother listened briefly, then said, “Let me show you something.” The two entered the kitchen, where her mother took three pots of water and set them on

By Danny Minton “The New Colossus”Not like the brazen giant of Greek fameWith conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame,“Keep, ancient lands, your

By Danny Minton I recently wrote an article entitled “The Casualties of War” about our greatest war against Satan and how we should arm ourselves in the fight against the evil that he presents to the world around us. We are promised to win this war if we look to Jesus to lead us in the battles we face. However,

By Danny Minton In the story “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, a conversation occurs between Alice and “The Cheshire Cat.” “Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.Alice: I don’t much care where.The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn’t much

By Danny Minton Growing up, I was taught that the quickest way to divide family or friends was to discuss money, politics, or religion. These three topics have caused many close relationships to be scared or even killed by harsh and unkind words. Most people have strong opinions about them, opinions that, when challenged, lead to arguments or stressful situations.