All around the mulberry bush, the monkey chased the weasel. That’s the way the monkey goes. Pop! goes the weasel! ~ Children’s song You ever had a jack-in-the-box? You wind it up, and it plays music. At the end of the song, out pops “Jack”. Or, in the case of…
I was reading an article about political involvement of Christians. No, it wasn’t a commentary about the “Religious Right”, but rather it was a slam against the politics of the “Religious Left”. Frankly, it wasn’t all that interesting of an article, but there were a couple of comments that really…
“J” of Shadows of WCG wrote a reply to a particular question in “DOUB – A Matter of Personal Faith.” In it, he/she in turn asked a question as part of the answer. In reality, Romans 14 clearly asks “Who are you to judge someone else’s servant”. The writer states…
God, grant me the serenityTo accept the things I cannot change;The courage to change the things that I can;And the wisdom to know the difference. The Serenity Prayer has been adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12 step programs. I hadn’t thought about it in some time, actually. “Serenity” certainly…
Do you remember the “Milgram Experiment”? Well, this may shock you even more. There is a controversy in France brewing over a “Fake TV show has players electrocuting others”, according to MSNBC.com. In the show The Game of Death, 4 out of 5 players were willing to deliver a potentially…
Fellow writer Eric Ruark wrote a review on his blog about “A Critical Look at JESUS INTERRUPTED by Bart D. Ehrman". I think he makes a good case and states it eloquently. I’ve been wondering how to introduce a particular topic for a couple of articles, and Ruark’s article seems…
It is evident that some form of God’s Law existed from the very beginning, in spite of numerous attempts to either minimize it, trivialize it or prove otherwise. Last time, we looked at Cain and how God dealt directly with him. God told Cain that if he didn’t do well,…
It’s only Tuesday, but I already have a nomination for the weirdest news story of the week: “Madonna serves as relationship expert on ‘Marriage Ref’" according to The Telegraph. Madonna? The one who put out a book called Sex, which included all sorts of non-monogamous material (to put it mildly)? …
8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. (Philippians 4:8, King James Version) One of…
What to write about? Will anyone read it? The sun is shining. Most people are either busy at work right now, or they are outside. Even if they are at work, they are probably thinking about going outside. Yeah, well, work is necessary, but it isn’t your life. Technology is…