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…
Three hermits are living in a cave. Each has taken a vow of silence. One day, a horse runs by the entrance of the cave. Two years pass… One of the hermits says, "Wasn’t that white horse beautiful?" A year goes by… The second hermit says, "It was black." Six…
Yesterday, I posted a (hopefully) humorous article on “On the Lighter Side: What Most Cults Have In Common”. There was a point to it, though. You have to be careful when you look for common characteristics of any group to make sure you are identifying real distinguishing attributes and not…
You know, after studying what determines the difference between a cult and a non-cult, it is very difficult to come up with some real differences at times. Naturally, part of the problem is that what one person might call a “cult” another might consider completely normal. However, I think I’ve…