On July 28, 2012 I wrote down a thought about good and evil (it follows in italics), and today was able to finish the thought. Read more…

There are two groups of church people who break my heart. Read more…

“Have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
Although he was in the form of God and equal with God,
he did not take advantage of this equality. Read more…

During my days of doctoral study and research I focussed some effort on Micah, translating it and examining the use of Hebrew words. Micah 2:1 struck me then and every time I read it. Just now I read it again, and I admit extreme emotion burst from within at the horror it describes. Read more…

I’m finding that with a blog one learns flexibility. A person commented on my post “Define Defeat”. It is so powerful I’m breaking some of my own operational rules. Read more…

When God calls us the whole picture of our tasks rarely (never?) opens full-size right away. Read more…

I wanted others to share in this. It touched my heart and my mind. May it inspire you to faithfulness. Read more…

Where I work the earth turns to grime galore in the rain. The hiring company’s logo disappears from sight. The identifier our company uses requires constant cleaning to remain visible, at the cost of rag after rag, and a string of paper towels at the end of a shift to clean the magnetic signs before storage.

And this came to me: Read more…

Spiritual people want to encourage religious people to act in ways that bring a good light on the Good News and on Jesus Christ. The reality is that religious people want to suppress spiritual people. It can be very discouraging to try encouraging. Read more…

As I read through many blogs I see doctrinal arguments flying everywhere. Now, some of these seem important. Some probably are significant.

I have spent most of my adult life as an academic. I have found it personally inspiring and exciting, but in the past very few years I have searched for the simplicity that Jesus promised is present in serving the Saviour. Read more…