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My acceptance of Facebook’s new timeline format has prompted me to write about something I’ve been thinking about for years; that is the effect that recording ourselves has upon us and our society.

We may think of technology as things such as computers, smartphones, digital cameras and maybe we even think of things such as phonogra...

Tim Tebow is Weird

As I said in my last post on Tim Tebow I really think that the reason that many people have a problem with him is that he is too positive, enthusiastic and transparent for our cynical and guarded society. He was born to missionary parents in a foreign country and was homeschooled and those kinds of experiences are g...

This morning I read two stories concerning Tim Tebow which described two very different responses to a controversy related to Tebow.

The first was a story (LINK...

I recently saw the move Hugo – and I loved it so much I wanted to write a little something about it. Now, I saw Hugo in 3D and can say unequivocally that it was the best 3D experience I’ve ever had by far, but more on that latter. The movie Hugo has two main...

I know I'm a little late, but since the Grammys just happened and Oscars haven't happened yet I'm not too late. And, really, since I'm not a professional critic and am not obligated to publish a 'best of' for the year I guess it really does...

     Many westerners seem to be perplexed by what they view as an overreaction on the part of Muslims to such things as cartoons of Mohamed and the threat of burning the Qur’an. Some of us may also look at Hindus with disdain because they believe cows are sacred. However, a recent news article gave me some insight as to what we as westerners view as sacred.

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It’s been a while since the Lost series finale – I’ve been busy with a new job and helping to start a new church service. But, since that time I’ve been ruminating on the subjects of inclusivism, universalism, heaven and hell. During the finale many of the Lost meet together in a building that looks very ...

Today I took Cosette to the Pear Blossom Baby Contest (Jessi was working). As I walked the full length of the Rogue Valley Mall to withdraw ten dollars from the ATM, so that I could pay the registration fee, I was conflicted about what I was doing. Why did I want to use up my Saturday morning, and pay ten dollars just to be told my baby’s not as cute as I think she i...

The last ten years – the first full decade of my adult life-- has at times been very difficult. There were two recessions, one of which we are still in. And, we continue to be entangled in a war. My life was personally and significantly affected by these events. I reached a very low point personally in my life at the beginning of this decade – I battled with severe depression. I went through s...