At the end of his sermon this week, our pastor noted Dilbert-creator Scott Adams’s recent conversion to Christianity, in which the cartoonist cited his own imminent death as the motivation. And our pastor noted the irony that death, Satan’s malign doing, and human trepidation of it and what comes after have resulted in driving so … [Read more…]
A couple of thoughts to keep everything else in perspective: When you think about it, there is really no other group in world history like the Jews. Consider, for starters, their longevity and successes despite repeated calamity and persecution. They are, by the way, less than 0.2 percent of the world’s population. And there also … [Read more…]
I’ve suggested here that people might begin the New Year by reading Mark’s gospel in January. That is not a heavy lift since it works out to a half chapter a day (until the last day of the month, when you have to read the entire last chapter of Mark — which, don’t worry, is … [Read more…]
I’m happy to begin the New Year with this blogpost: I noted earlier my excitement on hearing about a new biography of Blaise Pascal, and I successfully solicited it as a Christmas gift. This blogsite is, after all, named for works by Pascal and my other great Christian hero, C.S. Lewis. *** The book did … [Read more…]