Ironworks

            Does almost count? There are a good amount of people that would think so. If you have ever had employees that you have managed, you would be familiar with this idea first hand. Over the years, I had many employees that were almost on time. Perhaps the most telling was a young man who worked for me whom we will call Pete. Pete was one of my line cooks who was scheduled quite often to open. I enjoyed working with Pete, he was a hard worker, and fun to be around. When it came to opening, the company policy was that there must be at least two employees present to enter the building. Pete would not show up on time, but was consistently 5-10 minutes late. He would even at times say, “I almost made it on time.” I tried all sorts of approaches to getting him to show up on time, but he rarely was there at 8, if ever. Our conversations usually ended with “sure boss, I’ll try.” I suppose he was almost persuaded. However, does almost count? Why do ...

     When I say the word “myth” it probably brings up various ideas in your mind. Perhaps you think about the various gods and superhuman characters of Greco-Roman mythology. You might be familiar with the one they call Achilles. The story of Achilles is that he was invulnerable in all of his body except for one heel because when his mother Thetis dipped him in the river Styx as an infant, she held him by one of his heels. In our modern era the term "Achilles' heel" has come to mean a point of weakness, especially in someone or something with an otherwise strong constitution. The Achilles tendon is also named after him due to these myths.   The Bible speaks of myths. The Koine Greek language utilizes the word muthos (μῦθος), 5 times. This word simply is defined as a speech, story, a fable. In the Bible, each time it is used it always means the latter, a myth (fable). Therefore, a myth or fable is something that we must not believe or give any credence to....