Things to think about.
I have a cold. No major illness. No major trial. Just the minor inconvenience of a headache and a nasal system full of snot. None the less, I will be glad when it’s over and the sickness is a memory. Colds do slow me down, but I try not to let them get me down. […]
The recent violence in this country, acts of pure evil carried out by what could only be godless, devil possessed pawns, is enough to bring many to despair, and all to unanswered questions. Shooting innocent children in school. Spraying bullets in a movie theatre. Gunning down random people in the street. Most everyone is saying something must be
In preparing for a trip to Haiti, I have been thinking about the theme of “Crime and Punishment.” More specifically, this morning I was thinking about what is often a precursor to the crime: temptation. The particular bit of scripture I was pondering was in the prayer Jesus taught us to pray. “Lead us not
Sometimes in life, people play games that we, as Christians, ought not to play. We may take the better choice and stand aside while others vie for the title of champion of something not worth winning. We may choose not to play the game, but that does not mean we can always avoid being involved.
There is a crooked tree in our backyard. It’s my fault. When it was very young, I transplanted it from where it ought not be, to a place where it could grow nice and tall. Then a year or two later, in an overzealous effort to free it from an evil clingy kudzu vine, I broke the top
Our grow group at church has been going through “The Truth Project” material from Focus on the Family. It is very good material that teaches a Christian worldview on a variety of topics such as science, politics, work, social order, etc. At the foundation of the class is the assumption that the Bible is the
Below is a poem I wrote more than ten years ago and sent to poetry.com. I have hesitated to post it on my blog because, quite frankly, it’s a little embarrassing. Despite that, I have decided to swallow my pride and post it for several reasons. First, I have felt like I should for a while
There is no such thing as leftover bacon. I have never seen it and I am convinced it does not exist. In researching the topic, I have discussed the issue with several people. They have all agreed. Leftover bacon is a myth. At first, this theory may appear to defy logic. Every other food is capable
I admit it. I am a science geek. So, it is no wonder that I have been watching the progress of NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover mission with great interest. I’ve been checking web sites, watching videos, reading news and comments, and studying the earliest little grainy pictures. Just a couple of days ago, I read
There is a tree in our back yard that makes a mess. It covers our deck and fills our pool with gooey dead blooms. It drops little bitty leaves like confetti, and occasionally lets go of entire dead branches. It grows super fast, sticking its branches in unwanted places, like into the side of my