PLENTY OFTEN AS A KID, I heard that the world would likely end at the second coming of Christ, even before I could finish school.
Back in those Happy Days 50s, the world was a vastly different place than it has now become. The imminence of the world’s end was more an article of faith than [...]
Archive for June, 2008
28 Jun
Bees, Ice, and a Groaning Earth
22 Jun
Welcome to Dystopia
AS GREATLY TO BE DESIRED as Utopia might be, the fact is that before Utopia, we’re going to face Dystopia instead. In a Christian frame of reference, this means that before Heaven and an eternity of perfect happiness must come the rest of time here on Earth.
Beliefs in Christianity differ on the arriving Dystopia—the “time [...]
21 Jun
In Search of “The God Particle”
Two videos on the Large Hadron Collider project
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EINSTEIN SAID THAT ENERGY equals Mass times the Speed of Light, squared (E=MC2). I don’t pretend to understand much of the Theory of Relativity. But I do “get” that in some way beyond me, energy can transmute into mass, and [...]
16 Jun
Luke Russert Remembers His Dad
HERE’S A POSTSCRIPT TO the post below on Tim Russert. In this video clip, Tim’s son Luke shares memories of his dad and family.
I happen to believe that God is big on families and invented them. In a world today where families are under siege, it’s uplifting to see the obvious [...]
7 Jun
Lessons From a Desert Island
THE YEAR WAS 2000. I was still working my way out of a long tunnel of cancer treatment: surgeries, chemo, and radiation.
A movie came out that year—one that inspired me enough I had to purchase it to view again—which by now, I’ve done many times.
One line in particular seemed to sum up a word that [...]
7 Jun
What Do I Do? I Can’t Forgive Him.
NOT A ONE OF US, AS WE journey through life, isn’t offended, wounded, betrayed, wronged, or targeted for vicious falsehoods by others. I’ve experienced my share too.
I know first-hand how soul-deep the pain goes when others sow lies, attack one’s good name, spread false allegations, assume the worst, deny the benefit of the doubt, and [...]
