Where it Begins I have been thinking a lot about excellence the last couple of days and what it takes to step out of the ordinary into excellence. I should point out that this is not born of original thought. It has actually been a topic of discussion in the…
Posts by Anthony Metcalf
Bob Ross is NOT Chill
So Kyra joined some secret Santa list and received this Bob Ross board game. It’s supposed to be chill and relaxing. NOT! 90 minutes of pure stress. Bob Ross is the devil.
The Tangled Mess of Ancestry
The History I have always been fascinated with history and how we connect to it. I must admit however that I have taken many things for granted over the years. For example my last name. Metcalf is not really a common American name. Not like Jones or Smith. But all…
Light Years Away
TRAPPIST-1 is 39 light-years away from Earth, or about 229 trillion miles (369 trillion kilometers). It would take 39 years to get to its current location traveling at the speed of light. But no spacecraft ever built can travel anywhere near that fast. NASA’s space shuttle traveled around the Earth…
Kick Rocks ’16
2016 was a crazy year. We lost a lot of people. (Bowie, Prince, Lea and her mom, Ron Glass (Shepard Book) Willie Wonka, Carol Brady, Cohen, Ali) I personally lost a bunch of friends and loved ones to overdose. I have done more funerals this year than ever. There have…
Motherhood
The Author Erma Bombeck tells of God in the act of creating mothers. She says that on the day God created mothers He had already worked long overtime. And an angel said to Him, “Lord, you sure are spending a lot of time on this one.” The Lord turned &…
The Jesus Scandal
Jesus was not fluffy Feasting is an age-old and universal function of fellowship, it is man’s most intimate means of promoting fellowship. As we eat we share our dreams, experiences, emotions, hopes, and news, and our personalities nurtured. God provides all that we have from the plants and animals to…