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Category Archives: Culture
A Preference for Lies
One of the more discouraging things I’ve noticed is the general lack of interest in the truth. This preference to run screaming from the truth, fingers in ears, yelling “la-la-la” afflicts a sizeable percentage of the people we come in … Continue reading
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Bureaucracy
People almost always behave with the best of intentions. We create rules and regulations and procedures because we want to help make things right. We create systems and put people in administrative positions, because there are important things that need … Continue reading
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1683
Today we remember September 11 for what happened in 2001. But it is a memorable day for another event as well: a major turning point of history. Had things on September 11, 1683 gone otherwise, the world would be a … Continue reading
The Government
The government can be a real problem. We’ve all had to stand in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. We’ve all gotten fed up with stupid bureaucrats, red tape, and incompetence. It is easy to criticize the government, to … Continue reading
The Future
The future as envisioned in childhood has not exactly come to pass. I watched the Jetsons, I enjoyed Lost in Space. The Wonderful World of Disney, and a visit to Disneyland inspired visions of wonder. I particularly enjoyed the Carousel … Continue reading
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The Consolation of Poetry
The reading of poetry is perhaps not one of the more popular activities among modern Americans. Americans do not lack for hearing poetry on a regular basis however; after all, the lyrics of all those songs on the radio are … Continue reading
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Snapshots
Most of my students do not understand just how much there is to learn. My purpose, in instructing them, is not just to give them information. It is not just to expand their understanding of the subject that they are … Continue reading
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The Value of Poetry
On Sunday, about 10:30 PM Pacific Time, a one ton nuclear powered rover carrying lasers to blast rocks, a laboratory, and 3-D cameras will land on Mars after an eight and a half month trip. It cost the American taxpayers … Continue reading
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Pessimism
Pessimism is easy. George F. Will is quoted as saying, “The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.” Of course, such a statement does not come from a genuinely … Continue reading
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Pharisees
Assuming the article on NBCNews.com is accurate, LifeWay Stores, which are associated with my denomination (the Southern Baptist Convention), pulled the movie, The Blind Side from their shelves about a month ago because a pastor in Florida by the name … Continue reading
A Year With God
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The Bible's Most Fascinating People
The Bible: A Reader's Guide
Antediluvian
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John of the Apocalypse
Somewhere Obscurely
The Wrong Side of Morning
