Too Late?
I just listened to an episode of the Times’ Daily about this year’s fire season, and some of the points resonated. While we’re being told all about climate change’s role,… Read more »
Category: Life Lesson
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 »
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 »