Clearing the Board September 21, 2023 Last night, I was awakened several times. Each time I had some new thought, and each time one theme was being built. I hope I can remember all of it and write it in this essay. Again, it is following the main theme for…

Dear Tony, Thanks again for responding. Coversations are hard to find these days. Your experience has a lot of similarities to mine in at least a couple of ways, but my searching and learning unfolded pretty much the inverse order of your's. The exploration through schooling and literature and religions…

Dear Tony, Thank you for your response, and I don't discard your viewpoint. They are valid, but there is more to life than meets the eye... I don't want you to misunderstand what I have experienced. In the past, that is about 50 years ago, what happened was and has…

September 17, 2023 The other day, I was thinking about all the hostility in the world today — especially toward God, Jesus, and the Bible, and, of course, to one another. So, I thought to myself, “Something should be done about it.” …

Endorsed with two stipulations - King David had an established personal relationship with God which a minority of God’s select few had in the Old Testament days… To emphasize, “hope in the Lord is not passive, but active” and “hope isn’t just optimism. It’s a profound trust in {God’s} character…

Critics who love to be critical; cynics who love to be cynical; simpletons who love to be simple; ignoramouses who love to be ignorant… all should stand in front of that magical mirror and ask who’s the fairest of them all.

September 13, 2023 My efforts to tear down the walls between Understanding and Misinformation regarding the Bible is a continuing work. Words have been misinterpreted by people actually trying to get it right. Much worse, there are — and have been over the centuries — people purposely twisting the Scriptures…

Artificial Intelligence - September 8. 2023 Note: This ismy knee jerk response to Brian Tubbs article, https://medium.com/blow-your-stack/what-are-the-ethical-rules-for-ai-usage-and-who-makes-them Artificial Intelligence is a bridge too far. You might be thinking of some kind of glorified computers, but A.I. is far more than that. Of course, I use a laptop and have applications…

September 4, 2023 Do people wonder anymore? Has curiosity died? Are we now know-it-alls, above the fray, or are we, in our vain conceits, becoming know-nothings? Do we challenge authority to tell us why they are qualified to be in charge of any aspect of our lives? Do we let…