Apologetics — “a branch of theology devoted to the defense of the divine origin and authority of Christianity” — Merriam Webster Dictionary If you have read any of my stuff, you will have realized I’m not really impressed by either theology or religion. The first seems too much like someone’s…

Right to Life The whole phrase of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution and as such “The preamble sets the stage for the Constitution. It clearly communicates the intentions of the framers and the purpose of the document. The preamble is…

From my strange but true files comes in my experience this rather unique story. I was neither aware that it existed, of being strange but true, or how delicate and brief friendships can be. Like ships passing through the night, I suppose. On some Facebook political post many months ago…

Patty and I just watched one of our VHS movies, “How to Make an American Quilt.” The setting was in California in the 1990’s and was an examination of generational cultural attitudes about relationships. Patty and I agreed some of the characters acted really stupidly, and some of the exageatged…

I am convinced that the Bible needs to be completely understood and that it can be completely understood. One can never understand it all and should hold suspect those who think that they do know it all. I am not trying to be confusing and contradictory by presenting these two…

I woke up Easter morning, and as I passed by my husband, I gave him a kiss, and said, “Happy Easter.” Then, as I poured my coffee, I said “Thank you Jesus for all you have done for us.” Then, I walked into my Quiet Room and started to write…

There’s an interesting philosophical muse that all dogs go to Heaven. If Disney says it and says it twice, I guess it must be valid… Not really. The Disney cartoons skewed my perspectives since I was exposed to them as a child. For example, hunting is murdering Bambi’s mother. Kept…

Snippets. Recollections of one’s life is never an exhaustive treatise involving many volumes stacked high and wide on library shelves. No. By the time we come to an age where reminiscing is a daily muse, it is often a challenging exercise for our brains to remember fluff and stuff. Knowing…

Reference — Genesis 11:1–9, NIV ** Previously, I wrote about the event of the Tower of Babel and what was wrong with building it. Foremost, it was constructed to be a stairway to heaven. Later, in Jesus teaching He said, “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the…