Beyond The Rim…

My wife has always thought of me as her hero (thank you my love!). She also has told me since we first met that I have a knight complex, that I am always ready to rescue damsels in distress (I…

Christians who move beyond the milk of the Gospel, into the meat of the Christian life (Hebrews 4:12-5:3) enter into the arena of difficult decisions, often balancing conflicting understandings of what God demands of them. It is no easy task,…

I came across this quote on a well-written blog that is suffering from postimus rarerus. Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life. Lawrence Kasdan As a writer, I can relate to that….

Today’s image is a composite of three views of galaxy cluster MS0735.6+7421, which is located in the constellation Camelopardus, approximately 2.6 billion light-years from earth: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in Feb. 2006, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in Nov. 2003, and…

I have read a lot of reactions to the Ted Haggard story. The opinions within the Christian community have run the gamut from attempts to be compassionate and forgiving to disgust and dismissal. Outside the family of faith it is…

My degree is in Ancient History. You could legitimately call me an historian, especially since I tend to view things using the tools of history. Historians depend on reflection from a distance, seeing things from a wider angle, not getting…

The last time I had a full-time, non contract job (January to August 2006), my blogging became intermittent at best. I start a new job, as an employee of Computer Science Corporation, on December 4th. My wife is very happy….

The people have spoken and we are a house divided, nationally at least. Here in Maryland, we are once again completely Democrat. As a nation we have sown the winds of change, what whirlwinds will follow is the question. One…

My wife and I watched a wonderful movie tonight, The Greatest Game Ever Played. We are both suckers for a movie about an underdog who makes good, especially when it is true story. This movie, whose climax happens in 1913,…

I think we need to make a distinction between utilitarian relationships and true relationships of the heart (aka friendships). Many people mistake the first for the second, sometimes with painful results. When relationships depend on circumstance, those you work with,…