May 27, 2023 Listening to a song by Maranatha Singers this morning, this phrase, “He is coming soon.” stood out to me. This promise of Jesus, recorded in the Bible, has always been a source of mockery and snide comments ever since the day Jesus left. …

I'm glad you see our interaction as discussion, because that is a hard platform to find these days. There are a couple points to clarify, but I like how you end with advice to avoid the extremes. Labeling is hard to avoid since that seems to be the starting point…

Brian, it is understandable that you would defend George Washington, but I cannot understand your Washington perspective in light of your previous article against the simple minded. You seem to be persuaded by a political bent. It is apparent you have swallowed the propaganda against those who are "Woke" …

Court of Public Opinion May 11, 2023 Lately, I have had discussions with another Medium.com member regarding God, Jesus, and the Bible. He has brought to my attention his conclusion that “God is a mass murderer.” Another person claims that “Jesus is going to Hell.” I find the second statement…

The Glory of Dysphoria, Part Two: An Apology I know what I was trying to say and what I had in mind to say, but Medium pointed out that my ham-handed attempt was offensive. After re-reading my first essay, it became clear that offense could easily be taken. Rightly so…

May 7, 2023 Two ideas which are usually considered acceptable in all discussion are these: Facts are essential to understanding and accurate conclusions. If we do not learn from History, then we are bound to repeat it. This implies to me the importance of fact based history, in which we…

May 5, 2023 According to my research online, most abortions are carried out by women between 18 and 40 years old. These years correspond to women’s prime child-bearing years. That in itself, excluding the “morality discussions” surrounding abortion itself, seems a very, very sad state of affairs to me. …

April 24, 2027 Let’s blame God. He supposedly started it all. So, He must be the one responsible for this entire mess. Oops! I forgot. Some say there is no god. I’ll pretend they’re right. Perhaps this is all a dream. Perhaps the Earth is flat and carried around the…

April 7, 2023 While the first “protohumans” are reported to have come out of Africa 70,000 to 100,000 years ago, the first civilization was in Mesopotamia in the Middle East. I purposely am excluding “protohumans” from this essay, because I am convinced that the Theory of Evolution is a farce…