A Gentle Commitment
Some years back, a popular secular website published a piece about Jesus, pointing out several times in the Bible when his actions were not very much like…well, like Jesus. I… Read more »
Category: Life Lesson
Yet Another Corner
Something Tim Keller said in a talk he gave several years ago came to mind the other day. Keller is an interesting voice in American Christianity. He founded a church… Read more »
Let’s Get Critical
I was listening to a favorite podcast this morning when the hosts touched on a subject dear to my heart – the media’s competition for clicks. They live in Florida,… Read more »
Like a Laser on a Vacuum Cleaner
One of my favorite expressions, crude as it may sound, is “like teats on a boar hog.” It’s used when you’re talking about something that is completely useless. I mean,… Read more »
Hot and Cold
I’ve finally gotten around to listening to the last installment of Dan Carlin’s “Supernova in the East” series on his Hardcore History podcast. Carlin does such a wonderful job of… Read more »
Is the Customer Really Right?
A conversation I had with a friend brought on some particular important thoughts this morning. He works in IT and understands a bit about why things might not work right…which… Read more »
Modern Parables and Fractured Fairy Tales
Maybe it’s my cynicism that does it, but I think I’ve developed a critical eye that directs me to the possibilities of underlying philosophies in what people say. So this… Read more »
159.5
Yeah, it doesn’t count yet. I’ll get on the scale tomorrow morning and be 162 or something around there. But it was still encouraging to see that I’d finally reached… Read more »
Relentless Reflection?
I’ve been working in and around the military for coming up on 40 years now. Of course I’ve seen plenty of changes over time. A lot of them have been… Read more »
Could come in handy…
Who couldn’t use a good outhouse? A lot of people, I suppose. But those people are the ones who haven’t really experienced life. Not that using an outhouse is the… Read more »