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Not determined by evolution

In the US where I live, today is Mother’s Day.  So I would be remiss if I didn’t start off with a greeting and hearty “Happy Mother’s Day” to all the mothers reading this. I’ve been chewing on something for a couple weeks. […]

45 Years in the Making

I have a stack of books sitting on my desk. I actually use them as a stand for a lamp. But I chose them because they are big books and I needed some height on the lamp. What are the books? They […]

the ass-end of the story

Pardon me for going all “King James” on you with the subject line. But I’ve been thinking about Palm Sunday and an oft-overlooked character in the scene. Namely, the transportation. Yes, I’m talking about the donkey – or in King Jimmy parlance […]

Read Your Bible

Happy New Year! It’s so odd for me to say that it’s now 2025.  That’s the kind of date that I used on strategic planning documents in the late 1990s when I wanted to pick a date “really far out in the […]

Living for Jesus

HI , I live in Arizona, where we’ve been having record heat. Every day in July topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius). No matter how you measure it, that’s hot! So the family and I got away from the heat at […]

the promise of clouds

Since I live in the desert of Arizona, last month was brutally hot. It’s normally hot in July, but this was extra special. The average day was 113 degrees Fahrenheit and the average overnight low was 93 degrees. Strictly speaking, we are […]

All good, no God

It’s a phenomenon that we mark every year.  And every year it draws comments about the timing. But this year really takes the cake! I’m talking about the advent of Christmas decorations in stores. I had to run a quick errand to […]

Not what I signed up for

Have you ever started out down a path, thinking it was a good direction to go, only to find out (later) that it had a ton of unadvertised requirements? Maybe if you’d know about all the consequences up front, you’d have made […]

The Bible isn’t a Fairy-Tale

Although it can seem fantastical when you read.  Especially in the Old Testament.  Giants, floods, resurrections, skeleton armies…  It reads like a high fantasy story, not the word of God’s word.  It’s really important for the Bible Student to find a path […]

Offering of Thanks

If you want to focus on thanksgiving in the month of November, here’s a fun little activity for you. Based on a tradition that my family has done for decades (see the cute little booklet my mom sent me), each day establishes […]