June 2012

Who did Republican Gerald Ford ask to give his homily at his funeral?  None other than the man who prevented him from being re-elected in 1976--Democrat Jimmy Carter.… — June 27, 2012

Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it (Psalm 119:35 ESV). "We're following the leader, the leader, the leader.  We're following the leader… — June 24, 2012

Randall Trout, my wife Shannon's younger brother, passed away yesterday.  He was 47.  Randall struggled with health issues for the past decade, his life full of pain and medications.  Since… — June 22, 2012

My last Luddite Chronicle argued that real books are like the Energizer bunny (click here).  It elicited an interesting comment from Simon: "To be honest, there's no spiritual… — June 20, 2012

Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart (Psalm 119:34 ESV). How do you feel when you don't understand something? … — June 18, 2012

True confession: I'm a Luddite.  Luddites are opposed to technical innovations.  This is the fourth in a series of Luddite Chronicles.  For earlier posts, check these out: 1)… — June 14, 2012

Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes, and I will observe it to the end (Psalm 119:33 ESV). What do you pray about?  A new job?  Health for you or… — June 10, 2012

In my post on Monday, I argued that smart phones were dumb, and dumb phones were smart.  The same day I lost my dumb cell phone. It's now been… — June 9, 2012

A group of boys come up to Elisha the prophet, call him "Baldy", so he sics a couple of she-bears on these nasty boys.  What's up with that? … — June 7, 2012

Are smart phones dumb?  Are dumb phones smart?  (Asking the big questions here.) This is the 3rd of a series of Luddite Chronicles.  The Luddites were opposed to… — June 4, 2012

In Part 1 of this series we referred to an article that mentioned that God "kiled" (see comments) a lot more people than Satan in the Bible.  Thanks for… — June 1, 2012