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Some people have a low opinion of me. Some people have a high opinion of me. Only God has an accurate opinion of me. He is fully aware of what a loathsome creature I am, and He loves the beautiful … Continue reading →

ChatGPT has shattered my illusion that I am some kind of writer. I asked ChatGPT to rewrite the following in the style of Thornton Wilder. It was summer 1961. I was 17, skinny, 6’ 2”, 130 pounds. We were living … Continue reading →

Whenever anybody obeys God’s will instead of their own will, Heaven comes a little bit closer to Earth.

It’s not that religions like Buddhism and Hinduism are untrue. Buddhism is a treasure trove of psychological truths. Hinduism is in many ways a profound map of the spirit world. But they are burying the lede. The overriding truth, the … Continue reading →

For many, a stumbling block to belief in Christianity is that it is so specific. The virgin birth, the incarnation of God in a real man named Jesus, in a particular place at a particular time, who did and said … Continue reading →

To be in the presence of God is to be buried in an avalanche of love, tiny twisted creatures that we are. The fear of the Lord is the fear of the overwhelming righteous power of His love.

Vladimir Putin is an insane evil dictator who invaded the peaceful democracy of Ukraine without any provocation as the first step in his plan to subjugate all of Eastern Europe and restore the Soviet empire. Or. Russia has reluctantly responded … Continue reading →

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An old friend from college days, who is now a Lutheran pastor, said to me in an email, “It has struck me more than a few times how remarkable it is that two nihilistic, narcissistic scoundrels like we were ended … Continue reading →

Hierarchy is the natural order of things. Even in a democracy where people get to vote, there is a ruling class. How people vote is controlled by the media. The media are controlled by the ruling class. Our ruling class … Continue reading →