One of the most difficult things for a parent is recognizing that their child is growing up and then allowing them to do something new. There’s a time when responsibility can, and should, be handed over to the child in order to keep them growing. But it can be hard to know enough to be comfortable. As a parent you might begin asking…
We have all read in scientific books, and, indeed, in all romances, the story of the man who has forgotten his name. This man walks about the streets and can see and appreciate everything; only he cannot remember who he is. Well, every man is that man in the story. Every man has forgotten who…
(Photo courtesy of Jeremy Perkins at unsplash.com) The other day I went to the park with my two little kids and they both found ways to amuse themselves by spinning around. This brought to mind how much I loved spinning rides as a child. Just like my kids, if given the opportunity, I’d stay on…
I can still feel it with every recollection. Joy. Pure … unbridled … joy. Oh sure, I was definitely in pain. But I had scored a goal! It was my first ever, and so joy overcame that pain. I had played soccer since I was six and even though I was now twelve, I hadn’t…
I am not afraid. God is in control. Though in only two months our nation will hold an election for President between an egotistical moron on one side and a conniving snake of a criminal on the other. I am not afraid. God is in control. Though the less-damaging choice for President (the egotistical moron)…
After getting some pretty hefty slag from a few of my fellow Liverpool FC supporters regarding my concern about the appropriateness of utilizing God’s name as a nickname for a mere mortal (former Striker Robbie Fowler is called “God” by many LFC fans), I started to think about what actually drives a lot of…
I’ve spent a few inches of words on this blog in the past about my views on “global warming” and “climate change” (or whatever term is en vogue right now) from time to time, so I won’t re-hash any of what I’ve said before … or I’ll TRY not to,at least. But today (22 Apr 15) is “Earth…
How much have we lost from the ancients? I wonder that a lot. After all, because I thoroughly reject the idea that humanity is on a never-ending, can’t-be-stopped rocket of social progress, it stands to reason that knowledge and beauty could easily have been lost over the millennia of slaughter and corruption. I’ve mentioned on…
Imagine a thick wood. Have you ever been in one of those? A place where the undergrowth and trees grow so fully together that it forms a wall of green around you? Now imagine that place at night … a night with a new moon; the darkness and confinement all mixing together in a strange…
Deus Vincit 