"The answer to the Great Question... of Life, the Universe and Everything..." said Deep Thought. "Is... forty-two." – The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams. I was watching a YouTube video on mental health, appreciating some very good, very practical advice, when the hostess ... Continue reading
I don’t just believe; I know
October 12, 2021 By Leave a Comment
“But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last. “And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!” — Job 19:25-27 (NIV) I know. I am convinced. I ... Continue reading
When suicide sat down to dinner
September 15, 2021 By Leave a Comment
“After you were born, your mother told me: 'We're just here to be memories for our kids.'”Cooper saying goodbye to Murphy in the movie Interstellar I barely remember my father, and what “memories” I have might be manufactured, for all that I know. I suspect most of them are just impressions ... Continue reading
On death and Eugene Peterson
November 9, 2018 By Leave a Comment
"That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not be served—and then to give away his life in exchange for the many who are held hostage." —Matthew 20:28, The Message Eugene Peterson, author of The Message paraphrase of the Bible, died on October 22, 2018, aged 85. He was a scholar, a ... Continue reading
Look up!
March 18, 2013 By 1 Comment
The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display His craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make Him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the ... Continue reading
Anything: Yielding to an unsafe God
April 18, 2012 By 2 Comments
"Then Aslan isn't safe?" asked Lucy. "Safe?" said Mr. Beaver. "Don't you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you." — The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis What might happen if I put my career, my ... Continue reading
Distant relatives
April 15, 2012 By 2 Comments
The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda-five in all. The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan, who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the LORD. — 1 Chronicles 2:6-7, NLT No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece ... Continue reading
Inciting envy
November 6, 2011 By 6 Comments
I've been displeased by the increasingly caustic claims — led, unfortunately, by the President — that greedy millionaires and billionaires are the root cause of all that ails our economy. It's a dangerous lie that ought to be beneath someone of President Obama's intelligence and character, but in ... Continue reading
