I used to work in sales at a lumber yard, where we sold all kinds of (mostly residential) building materials from lumber, to paint, to plumbing, electrical supplies, hardware, doors/windows, roofing, power tools, etc. I grew up working with quite a few of these things, as my Dad was a residential framer. Nonetheless, there were various things I knew very . . . → Read More: eavesdroppers
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how much… destruction is at work in the ‘best’ of people… and how much… grace is at work in the ‘worst’ of people. in other words… you’re never so good that you’re beyond the influence of evil and… you’re never so bad that you’re beyond the reach of God. So – author and historian A.N. Wilson, who in the 80′s declared himself an atheist (formerly Catholic and Church of England), and who wrote a biography of Jesus has recently announced his slow, patient and critical return to Christian faith. ((Having not quite yet read the article, I blame N.T. Wright – given his kind, patient, thorough and generous response . . . → Read More: A.N. Wilson – slowly believing again Consciousness is at least sentience, but not less. We can imagine a spectrum of least sentient to most sentient. The nearest animals to humans, in this case, would (obviously!) have the closest kind of sentience to humans. But (however this ‘emerged’ or came to be) humans are ultra-sentient. We have more than sensation (sentience); we also have a perceiving, yearning . . . → Read More: sentience and consciousness Obama’s recent statements on the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, remind us all (like it or not) of the immensely divisive issue of abortion. The article says… . . . → Read More: wisdom for a divisive issue Diane and I enjoyed (again) ‘Sophie Scholl: The Final Days’ the other night. She was a courageous woman. Very inspiring. I also particularly appreciated her prayers. I don’t know as of yet if they are hers exactly or reconstructions of the writers, but here they are as in the film: . . . → Read More: sophie scholl (Click the post title to see the 19.5 week scan!) So, I got a call from a friend and we had arranged for he and his wife to come over within the next half-hour… I remembered that I still had to take the compost stuff out and dig a hole and bury it… I raced to the living room (where my shoes were – right next to the doorway)… I . . . → Read More: my face (in general) & my nose (in particular) A targum of Psalm 8: Yahweh our Master! Your Name is priceless throughout the universe! Your glory is unsearchable and inscrutable and utterly beyond our capability to measure. Even the smallest and inexperienced ones; yes – babies they praise you – just as you wanted all this is like ignorant and inane babbling to those who hate you, yet this . . . → Read More: psalm 8 remixed  2 comments - (Comments are closed)  art, bible, christianity, theology  art, belief, christianity, creation, dignity, god, humanity, humility, interpretation, life, order, science, significance, stewardship, targum, truth, wisdom For some reason, I respect people the most when they obviously are very smart, but are ever-concious that they don’t know everything. Matter of fact, it seems that the more you know, the more you become aware of all the things you don’t know. 2 comments - (Comments are closed) christianity, philosophy belief, culture, debate, discernment, faith, humanity, humility, identity, interpretation, learning, life, philosophy, science, theology, truth, wisdom |
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