I’m really good at a lot of things. I think I always have been. My sister-in-law once called me “golden boy”, or something like that (even before I was her sister-in-law), because everything I touched “turned to gold”. And yet, I’m really not awesome. I wish I was. I would have lots of uses for…
Tag: Observations
Christians Being Christian
I am not very comfortable in “Christian” settings. For a long time now, I’ve said that I “don’t like Christians”, but that’s meant to be at least somewhat tongue-in-cheek. I know that Jesus is life, that there is no life outside of him; and for me, everything I do, and see, and experience runs through…
Possessive, Plural, and Plural Possessive (Apostrophe Apostasy!)
The English language can certainly be confusing. Add grammar and punctuation to that, and there are all sorts of possible dangers ahead. Today I’d like to specifically address the use of (or rather, the non-use of) the apostrophe when pluralizing surnames. You see, in far too many communications from individuals and organizations, the apostrophe is…
There Is No Sin In Him
Buckle up, pardners… this may get a little heretical. (Just warnin’ ya!) In many places within the pages of the Bible we read that Jesus was without sin. He who had no sin became sin for us… He is the spotless lamb… He faced all the same temptations we do, but he did not sin….
Respect
What is respect? What images come to mind when you hear the word? Do you think of military chain of command, with each subordinate respecting their commanding officer? Or maybe a similar, thought slightly more informal respect, shown by a young person toward an elderly ancestor? A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something…
Fading Away
Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you, for when you love the world, you show that you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only the lust for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our possessions. These are not…
Content Creator
So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27 (AMP) In my life so far, I’ve always enjoyed creating. Whether it was a song, or a blog post here, or a book of those posts, or even a…
Give Us This Day
I know Jesus always meant what he said. In my own life, I really try to “mean what I say, and say what I mean”, and for the most part, I’d say that is generally what is accomplished. So when Jesus said, “Give us this day our daily bread” (or however your translation happens to…
[ThisDay] Sex Sells (Apparently)
One of the posts that has received the most interaction was admittedly expected to attract some attention. I wasn’t just searching for website hits… rather, I was making a point. A fun night out with Emma at the mall turned into conversations about large images of ladies in their underwear—everywhere! That night I posted some…
[ThisDay] Chapters
Life is change. Everything around us—and even we ourselves—are constantly growing, changing, gaining, losing. This post from January 29th, 2008 was my reflection on how life often changes, even when you don’t want it to. (Sometimes it feels like especially when you don’t want it to!) I hope you’ll enjoy this post as you consider…