Well, I’m moving forward on Chaplaincy. Of course, by “moving forward”, I mean, “waiting around for people to respond to important questions and getting older by the minute”. It can’t be helped, though. I knew that my denomination and I have our quirky little differences of opinion, but in reading the belief statements prior to [...]
Well, I’ll bet you’re surprised to se ME here. It’s been a little while. Let me fill you in on what has happened in my absence. First of all, I finished my Master’s Degree. Yeah, I know. Viva me. But like many things in life, there is a somewhat unexpected change of plans in the [...]
Gee, I’m really glad that the Coalition Forces in Iraq were careful not to do any harm to any of the mosques. Because harming a mosque would be barbaric. Anyone that would callously destroy a place of worship violates the core beliefs of Islam, as I understand them. The recent elevated hostility between Sunni and [...]
I often wondered, in my youth, at the Revelation of St. John. There are a lot of frightening images, to be sure, but that wasn’t what I wondered at. There is a lot of mystery to what John saw, but the message is simple: the Christ will return to this place, and set all things [...]
Note: I actually wrote this on October 12, 2003, while in Iraq. I read it over, and it seemed so true, even today, that I could have written it three minutes ago, so I’m reprinting it here. By Request: – Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak [...]
Some of you may remember that I did some writing prior to this blog opening. I lost a substantial amount of it when my other blog died, and it is with much thanks to Andres Perales that I have a new place to write. I have located some of my old writings, though. I will [...]
I am ordinarily not an inflammatory writer. The last time I wrote anything that really ticked off the Christian Community was back in 1992, when I had the audacity to suggest that the election of William Clinton as President of the US might actually fall into line with the plans of the Almighty. If I [...]
More thoughts on what is going on around me. Not long ago, I taught a group of young teenagers a Bible lesson. The subject matter was Balaam and his Donkey. For those of you not familiar with the story, let me sum it up. Moses and his people, about 2 Million strong, are mucking about [...]
OK, I admit it. The enthusiasm for inflicting my opinions on the world waned a bit for a while. But I think it’s been rekindled. There is a LOT of stuff out there that I feel the unexplainable need to opine upon. The Patriot Act (ambivalence), the Elections in Iraq and Saddam’s trial (I think [...]
I am a musician. I am not a professional musician, at least not now. I have made a living and supported my family with my instrument in the past, but that isn’t how I do it today. What I do today is almost completely unrelated, for which I am grateful. I have played a wide [...]