By: Jim Virkler; ©2010 “Awesome” has become an overworked word in our culture, especially among young people. “Awesome” is slang for “enthusiastic approval.” Its root word, “awe,” is less used and underappreciated, but its meaning is far more powerful: deep wonder, respect, reverence, perhaps even coupled with holy fear. Eclipses inspire awe as few other … Continue reading The Blue Marble