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Pro-choice media often refer to pro-lifers as “anti-abortionists.”  I suppose the name is somewhat accurate, but it is obvious they are using it in a pejorative (put down) sense and they use it relentlessly despite our preference to be referred to as pro-life.
But if we are anti-abortionists, wouldn’t they be pro-abortionists?  Pro-choicers typically bristle at [...]

Ministry spotlight: Pocket Testament league

There is a unique ministry called the Pocket Testament League dedicate to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 
The Pocket Testament League has, for more than 110 years, motivated Christians to read, carry and share the Word of God. Begun in 1893 as the vision of a teenage girl named Helen Cadbury, the League provides free resources [...]

Other people’s money

Followers of Jesus should obey his commands to help the poor and defenseless.  But I’m pretty sure He meant for me to use my money, not yours.
Giving away other people’s money is not charity, and it isn’t what the Bible asks of us. There are many kind hearted atheists, agnostics, Hindus, Muslims, Rotary Club members, [...]

iPod stuff

I use my iPod a lot - 15 hours per week during my commute, workouts, mowing the lawn, etc. I listen to music and Podcasts (sermons and other radio shows).
But my iPod broke.  For the fourth time!  That’s bad.
I did something out of character when I purchased it: I bought the extended warranty.  That’s good.
I still had to [...]

Temptation

You don’t have to fail to know the full weight of temptation. In fact, those who don’t give into temptation are the only ones who know the full weight of it. When we give into temptation quickly we don’t know how severe it really was. For example, only the weightlifter who completes the lift knows [...]

Weekly roundup

1. The title says it all: DUI Suspect Shows Up Drunk For Court Hearing (hat tip: LoneStarTimes).  Seriously, this is pretty sick.  Let’s recap:

The guy admits to drinking a 12-pack a day “and then some”
it is his second DUI conviction (who knows how many times he has driven drunk?)
His blood alcohol level was nearly twice [...]

Flower power picture

I took this last summer in Napa Valley.  I was there on a boondoggle team-building exercise with co-workers.  I like how the flower appears to be floating. 

Government & bedrooms

A common pro-choice sound bite is that “Government should stay out of our bedrooms.”  It is an emotional play on the theme of privacy, but the logic is poor for several reasons.  
I don’t know of any abortions that occur in bedrooms.  I’m pretty sure that most take place at abortion clinics. 
Rape, incest, pedophilia, murders, [...]

Pluto, we hardly knew ye

So Pluto is not a planet anymore, just because it didn’t clean up around itself?  Looks like popular sentiment is no match for the vast science book publishing complex, which I am sure is quite disappointed to have to print millions of new textbooks.  Just kidding!  Probably! 

Quote of the day – Tolerance – revised and expanded!

OK, it turns out the original quote was out of context (Hat tip: Alan, editor-in-chief).  I can’t remember if the source I got it from had it out of context or if I misread it. Either way, my bad. 
But all is not lost.  The quote was still poor, just for different reasons.  And I didn’t even [...]

The Left-Right continuum

One of the problems with political discourse is the myth that we are all on one continuous line going from left to right. However, both liberals and conservatives get lumped in with people they staunchly disagree with (picture Rev. Barry Lynn and Jesse Jackson on the left and Pat Robertson and Fred Phelps on the [...]

DNA of humans, chimps have 45,000,000 differences

This is a rerun from 2006.  Long time readers: Try to look surprised.
That wasn’t the subtitle of the August 17, 2006 Houston Chronicle article on the similarity of human and chimpanzee DNA, but it could have been. There are 3 billion letters in the human DNA genome, and they are 98.5% similar with chimps. DNA is [...]

Quote of the day

“Success is not a zero sum game . . . The Golden Rule is more than a spiritual truth.  You get ahead in business by serving others.  Sure, you can try to cheat or cut corners – and you may succeed.  But the odds overwhelmingly favor the company that serves its customers with great products [...]

Biblical literalists?

A common label thrown at Bible-believing Christians is that they are “Biblical literalists,” that is, they interpret every part of the Bible in a completely literal, rigid fashion. Sadly, this charge is often made within the church. I was in a class at my church last Spring where nearly all the members were shocked that [...]

Morally complex vs. psychologically complex

Issues such as abortion and homosexual behavior can be very complex psychologically while being simple from a moral standpoint. It helps to distinguish between the two in order to have a more productive conversation.
For example, the circumstances surrounding an abortion decision are almost always psychologically complex. Women/girls get pressured from their parents and/or boyfriends/husbands and [...]

New site

I’m glad you found your way to the new site.  I switched from Blogger to WordPress because it makes it much easier to write.  WordPress has an undo feature (I use the Ctrl-Z a lot), better formatting, a better spell checker, it is faster, it lets you assign categories (that alone was a huge benefit), [...]