Politics is almost as exciting as War…
Sunday, May 28th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Winston Churchill remarked once that "Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous, for in war you can die only once, in politics, many times." And thus is the career of Albert Gore, Jr. Gore ...
Ecclesiastical Migration and the Southern Baptist Conservative Resurgence
Monday, May 22nd, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »A dear friend of mine, Doug Baker, published an article in Baptist Press this week and asked me to read and comment on it. I thought the subject matter of value and would like to publicly remark on its ...
Oh Draconian Director, O Lame Movie!
Sunday, May 21st, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I went to see the movie, The Da Vinci Code last night, and when I awoke this morning to post about the movie, I was instantly struck with a memory of the poem G.K. Chesterton inscribed in a copy of ...
The Da Vinci Code
Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »A friend of mine emailed me a couple of weeks ago about the Da Vinci Code and asked my opinion. He asked me today to post my response on my blog, so below is the original, unedited response I ...
The Kingdom of Heaven
Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »THE KINGDOM OF GODO WORLD invisible, we view thee,O world intangible, we touch thee,O world unknowable, we know thee,Inapprehensible, we clutch thee!Does the fish soar to find the ocean,The eagle plunge to find the air--That we ask of the stars ...
Dealing with Subjective Interpretations of Reality
Friday, May 19th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »"The essential matter of history is not what happened but what people thought or said about it." --Frederic William Maitland"History is but a set of lies agreed upon." --NapoleonThe philosophical discussion about the nature of reality, perception, and experience is ...
Action and Contemplation: Finding Balance in Vocation
Thursday, May 18th, 2006 Posted in Personal Growth | No Comments »Little boys make heroes out of men of great action: the General, the Politician, the Revolutionary, the Inventor, the Explorer, the Astronaut, the Firefighter. For it seems that in childhood we have a great need to do and to ...
The Brutal Friend
Wednesday, May 17th, 2006 Posted in Personal Growth | No Comments »by Skinner LayneThe Mirror is a vile glassWho mocks us day to day,He doesn't try to give a passWhen we want to see our way.He points out our imperfections,He laughs at us to our face,And knifes us with rejection,When we ...
The Return to Progress
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006 Posted in Personal Growth | No Comments »"When suddenly you seem to lose all that you thought you had gained, do not despair. Your healing is not a straight line. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don't say to yourself, "All is lost. ...
Comfortable Not Being in Someone Else’s Skin
Monday, May 15th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I am continuing my blog series on Henri Nouwen's book "The Inner Voice of Love" today and will do so for several more entries at least.We often hear a confident person being described as "comfortable in his own skin." ...