Selective Outrage

On Friday, July 20 a man walked into the Century 16 Movie Theater armed with body armor, four guns, smoke bombs, and began randomly shooting people.  By the time he was finished, he had killed 12 people and wounded 58 more.  Several of the wounded remain in critical care in a local hospital.  Since the …

Fight, Fight!

While I was in college, I was playing in an “all important” intramural basketball game.  Things were getting rather chippy when it finally happened.  Someone on the opposing team punched a player on my team.  My teammate fell to the floor, the benches cleared, spectators spilled onto the floor, and instantaneously everyone circled around the …

Outlive Yourself

My wife and I just returned from a visit to Mt. Airy, NC, the home of Andy Griffith.  Since we’re fans of the Andy Griffith show, we thought it would be fun to go to Mt. Airy, Andy’s real-life home town, and the model town for the fictional town of Mayberry.  We went through the …

The Spirit & Bride Say Come

“And the Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come!’  And let him who hears say, ‘Come!” And let him who thirsts come.  Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.”  (Rev. 22:17) Really?  Oh, I know that ideally, the above statement is true, but having gone to church all my life, and preaching more …

Shrewd!

Each year, Apple hosts the WWDC (Word Wide Developer’s Conference) at which time they roll out their newest and coolest upgrades and gadgets.  Since I love technology I’m always anxious to see what new gadget or tweak has been done to make my life and work easier, better, more productive, or simply more fun.  Whether …