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Soul searching. We have all engaged in it. Usually, we get around to it when times are tough and, for the Christian, when we think God has left the building. What could I have done differently to have avoided my present circumstances? It really comes down to having the right answers, but most of the [...]

We had an interesting event last night. Our son had arranged to have over two friends to play video games. That wasn’t the interesting part. While he has known these two guys for well over a year, none of them have never met in person. They were gaming partners online only. One of them lives [...]

I was the target audience for the first arcade games. I was the kid they wanted spending quarters on those simple games. It worked. I loved the arcade. I still like playing those classic games when I can. One I never got into, though, was the original Asteroids. One of the things that bugged me [...]

I’ve been keeping pretty close tabs on the political season for quite a while now. It will, no doubt, be heating up soon when the majority of the public starts to pay attention and the sprint for the finish line begins.
As I read interviews, speeches, and statements, I’m continually frustrated every time a candidate decides [...]

Proportions are a mathematical concept usually taught in elementary school these days. These are closely related to teaching fractions and percentages. Still, I’m amazed how many people don’t understand them. This isn’t difficult math and it’s used all around us all the time. And yet, I see people with large audiences misunderstanding how proportions work.
Let’s [...]

“It doesn’t do any good to look for someone to blame.” My mom would say this to me when I was looking for a way to avoid the consequences of my actions. From her point of view, if the event had my fingerprints on it, she was going to look no further. Like many people, [...]

As I write this, I’m watching Olympic swimming and gymnastics. I’m listening to the announcers say over and over who the favorites are. In one swimming race, the announcer basically told us that the favorite was a lock. Even halfway through the race, he told us that the this woman, who was behind, would catch [...]

Gossip and hearsay information doesn’t carry the weight of a direct confrontation. The direct, in-person accusation immediately carries the connotation that the accuser has a certain assurance that he is right and lets the accused know that he is serious. This is why we have, in law, the right to face our accuser in legal [...]

Nothing lasts. Some things last quite a while, but nothing really lasts. If I use the same handsaw for the rest of my life, it’s a tool. If it gets handed down to my great grandchildren, it’s an heirloom. If it is lost and found again a hundred years later, then it’s an artifact. Even [...]

My wife told me about a bumper sticker that cracked me up. It said “I found Jesus! He was behind the couch the whole time.”
After thinking about this for a minute I realized that I couldn’t really divine the nature of the person who purchased that sticker. Was he an unbeliever who wanted to mock [...]

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