Category: Personal

When I was in high school, I had a Latin teacher by the name of Mrs. Hague. She was the classic classicist: older, bookish, spindly, and utterly devoted to learning. She once told me that the real difference in my…

Training is exhausting for me, physically as well as mentally. This week we did the first training class I had been scrambling to get the materials ready for. Even though last weekend was Easter, I had to prepare to do…

I have been training all week, which leaves me exhausted and with no time. I will begin to catch up this weekend. My mailbox is overflowing and there are so many things to say. Thank you for your patience. May…

It appears to my jaundiced eye that way too many young Christian men are in reality a Christianized versions of Peter Pan, telling themselves they are fighting the good fight (in this case for God and against the Devil—rather than…

One thing a Christian learns about life is that it is marked by changes. You start out with the great change from death to life, which includes (for most converts) a radical change in the way you live your life….

I lost my laptop hard drive and was down while my machine was repaired. That and recovering my data has been an interesting odyssey, but I am now back online and will be posting something this weekend. Thanks to all…

I took the test and it seems I am Jack Bauer. Jack Bauer Which 24 Character are you? brought to you by Quizilla Some people might think Jack is amorally ruthless, but I think he is justice on a pale…

Where do we get our Christian identity? When does it become more than blind adherence to someone else’s beliefs, whether our parents, a spiritual guru or trusted teacher, or some other external source? When does it become our own so…

I was reading the January 4, 2006 Mark Steyn article from the Wall Street Journal Editorial Page and came across this quote: In July 2003, speaking to the U.S. Congress, Tony Blair remarked: “As Britain knows, all predominant power seems…

That is one of the great movie lines of all time, when Arnold (alias the Terminator) looks at the Desk Sergeant and says, “I’ll be back.” I have been away for some time. First in reduced mode while working in…