A short announcement: In January, i will start teaching an Adult CE class at my church on The Epistles of John. The church will be recording each class meeting and will be giving me a copy of the recording. I am currently working out the details of how to post the audio as well as the Keynote presentation from each class on my blog. I’ll be experimenting by working on uploading a Keynote and audio file for a class i taught a few years ago about Time and Life Management. If all goes well and i can iron out all […]
Aches, Pains, Headaches and Sleep
I wanted to write this post 2 weeks ago, but my wife persuaded me (rightfully so) that I needed to give it a few weeks before writing it. At my age (60), you find yourself with more aches and pains than you ever thought about in your 30’s. In fact, i kind of wish someone had warned me, not that it would have made any difference, but i would have been less surprised. My back aches, my shoulders both hurt, my neck is tight as a cliff, and i get a lot of headaches. Sleeping actually makes all of those […]
Why a President’s View on Abortion Does Not Matter
I am pro-life, in the fully orbed definition of that term. This means that i am against abortion, against the death penalty, but for food stamps, WIC, Headstart, healthcare and education, which gives human beings (who i believe are sacred because they are created in the image of God) the ability to become useful, contributing members of society. I have conservative friends who then ask me how i can support a candidate for president who is not against abortion (or as they self label: pro-choice). I use that phrasing very deliberately, because it is not true that all who are […]
Bob Jones University: The Good, The Bad, and the Very Ugly – Pt. 2
Last week i posted the first of three posts about my perspectives as a graduate of Bob Jones University. That first post focussed on a few of the good aspects of the school. This is the second post and it will focus on two of the bad aspects of the school. I attended Bob Jones University from 1973 through 1977 and graduated with a B.S. in Broadcast Engineering and a minor in Mathematics. The final post (Part 3) will look at the more truly harmful things about the university. Of the two aspects I want to focus on in this […]
Bob Jones University: The Good, The Bad, and the Very Ugly – Pt. 1
As i began writing this blog post it soon became apparent that it was going to be waaaaay too long. I’m going to divide the post up into three separate posts emphasizing a different aspect in each post: The Good (I experienced some good things in my 4 years at BJU) The Bad – the ins and outs of what fundamentalists call separation The Very Ugly – the harmful and destructive aspects and deeds of Bob Jones University I’m coming out of the closet. I generally don’t tell people that i graduated from Bob Jones University. The baggage is just […]