Most relationships in life are sustained by small things. While we often focus on the big things, the grandiose statements of significant caring, it is the little acts of kindness and self giving that build the foundation and solidify the structure of our personal relationships. Therefore, when separations occur in our relationships, for whatever reason,…
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Conspiracy Theories
by William Meisheid
Conspiracy theories. They are all the vogue these days, especially when it concerns the Bush family, which Michael Moore believes has been conspiring to take over America. Aliens and UFOs are big these days also, especially on the Sci-Fi channel, by which I mean expose’ shows on past UFO events done by non other than…
Christianity, Philosophy, Religion, Science
Science and God
by William Meisheid
The Probability of God, the book by Stephen D. Unwin, has resulted in a flurry of articles, both pro and con, on the utility of his argument. For examples of pro (Evangelical Outpost: Wagering a Life: Part 1 Urwin and the Probability of God) and con (God’s Number Is Up by Michael Shermer at…
Christianity, Personal, Philosophy
Only One Key
by William Meisheid
Late one night I was going through a collection of stuff that needed to be sorted into discard and keep piles. I came across a box filled with old keys. There was no way to know to what locks they belonged, if indeed the locks still existed. Despite that obvious fact, there was a remarkable…
Christianity, Personal, Philosophy
Change vs. Personal Stereotyping
by William Meisheid
One of the fundamental axioms of Christianity is that people can change. When a person becomes a Christian they begin a process of becoming something new. This truth was expressed by Paul in his second letter to the Corinthians (5:17): Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone,…
Christianity, Philosophy
Slowly I Turned…
by William Meisheid
I have been rereading some of my earlier writings and today I came across an article I wrote for a church newsletter last year, entitled Fast or Slow and it got me to thinking about how things have changed, even within the last year. The original articles premise related to whether building a great business…
Christianity, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Burden of Proof
by William Meisheid
I was reading an article on Kuperian (neocavlinist) political principals by Joe Carter and his discussion of ontological personhood struck a chord which I think is significant when you approach areas like capital punishment. Joe stated that “we belong not to others or even to ourselves but to God Himself.” That fundamental principal is the…