Thoughts on God and Stuff
It has arrived! I unpacked my TellSpec scanner this evening, and my general notes and first experience follows. First, the scanner is smaller than I expected. It looks fairly large in photos on the TellSpec website, but I am pleasantly surprised at how slim it is. The beta unit is 9cm (L) x 6cm (W) x 4.5cm (H) – roughly 3.5 […]
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My last two posts have drawn the ire of a supposed Mensan. After my first post, he labeled me a “conspiracy nut” and after the second post he called me arrogant over my evaluation of the situation in Ukraine. He is “offended” because he is (supposedly) a Mensan and my post made reference to people who were educated but ignorant. I wasn’t […]
Read moreI heard Dave Ross talking about gun violence victims that say they felt disrespected at a Washington State legislative hearing on I-594. The offense is about comments regarding if I-594 would have prevented several shootings, and some further comments about gender not being a major issue in gun control. I am curious why people who live in a society with a First […]
Read moreI have recently moved off of the Blogger site, mainly because I decided that I have this domain sitting around unused, and I might as well self host my blog. It just gives me more flexibility. I am not sure I like WordPress yet, so I will take it slow here and see how it goes. Consider this a test blog site […]
Read moreI would like to start by apologizing for offending those who will read this post and be offended. I already know who you are, and quite honestly, I am not sorry that you will be offended by this post. I would like to say that I am speaking from righteous indignation. Truth is, I am speaking from being tired and having […]
Read moreI live in a multi-cultural family. We celebrate Christmas today, and on January 7. This gives me plenty of time to reflect on the differences between Western and Orthodox celebrations of day of the birth of Jesus Christ. I remember Christmas of my youth being filled with presents (US views), Christmas Eve mass and lots of spaghetti cooked by my […]
Read moreI often get called out by Christians as “promoting tolerance.” In reality, yes, I am a tolerant person who believes Christians need to be tolerant of the beliefs of others. We are going to start with a semantic lesson on what tolerance is. Wikipedia probably has the most commonly used definition by Christians: Tolerance is a fair, objective, and permissive […]
Read moreOk. I spent a good part of last night listening to God speak to me about my offending a friend by re-posting this Matt Walsh blog. I apologize profusely to my friend. I was disrespectful by not thinking of what consequences my actions would have. My friend is a member of the LGBTQ community, and it was not my intention […]
Read moreI was asked how I avoid the stress of the holidays the other day. Simple. Keep focused on the true meanings of the holidays. We historically set aside this day to give thanks to God for what He has given us in life. Far too often we allow the pressures of excess and commercialization to distract us from the true […]
Read moreWhat more can I say. With the help of the One up above, I was encouraged to dust off the blog and share some thoughts. Something that comes to mind every morning when I am in the shower is “Gee, I should be writing about that.” But I quickly ignore that “thought.” What happened this week is someone I am […]
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