Advent: Annunciation
This is my favorite painting of the Annunciation. Mary appears young enough and a bit overwhelmed by what is happening, as I imagined her to be. It is by Henry Ossawa Tanner.
Category: Christianity
Categories: Christianity
Scott Peterson And The Death Penalty
William December 14, 2004
I am currently working on a series dealing with the death penalty. (part I, part II) This series was precipitated by the Scott Peterson case and my response to a posting on LaShawn Barber’s site and some thought about capital…
Categories: Christianity, Crime and Punishment
The Redeemed Man
William December 8, 2004
Now that some of the extreme vitriol following the election has begun to subside and I have had a chance to think about some of the commentary that came out of the event, I thought I would throw out my…
Categories: Christianity, Politics and Government
The Death Penalty: Part II
This discussion was started because of a posting on Proverbial Wife. This is solely a biblical investigation, since, to the best of my ability, my life is scripture-driven and that is my touchstone for this issue. Social, psychological, and public…
Shakespeare Was Right
William December 1, 2004
In Henry VI, Part 2, Act 4, Scene 2, Shakespeare has Dick the butcher say, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” While no Christian could never accede to such wickeness, it being a gross sin and…
Categories: Christianity, Culture & Social Issues, Politics and Government
God and man
William November 26, 2004
My mind has been wandering today as I work on an index for apect programming. Taking breaks to refresh the well, I find myself contemplating God and man. The Thanksgiving holiday for someone who works at maintaining a semblance of…
Categories: Christianity, Culture & Social Issues
A Blessed Thanksgiving To All
William November 25, 2004
Today we remember that it is from God that we have everything of worth having and we thank him for it. This holiday of Thanksgiving should call to mind the words of Paul in Acts 17:28, “For in him we…
Categories: Christianity
The Death Penalty: Part I
The Scott Peterson case has brought the topic of the death penalty back into discussion and numerous Christian writers have begun to comment on the issue (i.e. Proverbial Wife). I have a problem. I have stated before that to the…
Faults And Fault Lines
Do we just have faults, or do we also have fault lines in our lives? Faults can be corrected, but are faultlines like Paul’s thorn, something we are stuck with throughout our entire lives, a brokenness riven to our very…
Categories: Christianity, Personal
Lion With Otter Tendencies
After taking the personality inventory for the personality types based on Gary Smalley’s writings, it appears I am a lion with strong otter tendencies. I guess I am regal yet fun loving, won’t be building damns any time soon, and…
Categories: Christianity, Humor, Personal
