And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. Ecclesiastes 1:13
How big is your God? Or, at least, how big is your idea of God? The universe is big, really big, by any measure. Space.com says the universe is around 92 billion light years big; that’s an extrapolation from assuming we can see 13.8 billion light years distance in any direction, and that during the... Continue Reading →
Steve Golden sheds light on the negative power of cynicism in a review of the book, "Seeing Through Cynicism", by Dick Keyes of L'Abri Fellowship.
I was in the house of a friend once looking over his bookshelf and noticed a hardback volume of an old favorite of mine, one I’d rarely seen in book stores much less a nice hardbound copy like this one. When I remarked to my friend what a treasure he had, he smirked, then chuckled,... Continue Reading →
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave the commencement speech at the US Naval Academy Friday, May 23rd, 2014. I don’t know Hagel well and don’t really have any bones to pick with him but I found his call to the Academy graduates interesting. The US military, in high and low ranks, has continued to make... Continue Reading →
I read a book recently and was so encouraged by it I wanted to introduce you to it and it’s author. You might be surprised by the title and subject, maybe not, but whatever preconceptions the subject initially arouses in your mind I believe you’ll find the story rewarding and encouraging, should you decide to... Continue Reading →
`Would you tell me,' said Alice, a little timidly, `why you are painting those roses?' Five and Seven said nothing, but looked at Two. Two began in a low voice, `Why the fact is, you see, Miss, this here ought to have been a RED rose-tree, and we put a white one in by mistake; and if... Continue Reading →
I enjoy reading USA Today newspapers occasionally— it's usually on a Friday when I head to the coffee shop to read and write. While I do at least skim most of the paper, truth is I'm really in it for the crossword puzzles. These puzzles, like the rest of the medium, are for "everyman"— hard... Continue Reading →
I've never seen an episode of Duck Dynasty but I'm familiar with all things ducky and Robertsonian (i.e., the family now famous for their duck calls, books, and television show). Family patriarch Phil Robertson made comments about homosexuality and the Bible's treatment of same in GQ magazine, and the feathers began to fly in the... Continue Reading →
Reading the Creation account in Genesis 1 this morning, my mind was wandering into the realms of arguments against a "literal" reading of this much assailed text. Conventional wisdom from the fields of the sciences hold that the Creation story can't be read as real history since it doesn't appear to allow for what we "know"... Continue Reading →
Confession: I'm not a fan of all things Southern, as in the Southern states in these United States. Southern heat and humidity; cuisine preferences that include grits, okra, and collard greens; and overweight, middle-aged men with word pronunciations that sound uneducated to these Midwestern ears— these are some of my less than desirable stereotypes of the... Continue Reading →
Applied Heart 