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The Samson Moment

There’s a little of Samson in all of us. Samson took hold of the two middle pillars that supported the temple and he leaned against them, with his right hand on one and his left hand on the other. Samson … Continue reading →

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It's Not Just a Difference of Opinion

I could be wrong, I’ll admit. I am utterly certain of one thing, though: Sane people will admit to mistakes. Not just the theatrical lip service of admitting being less than perfect, but real repentance, stuff that matters. Most people … Continue reading →

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Near Miss Still Touches Me

(Warning: This is one of those crazy mystical posts.) There are plenty of times when God changed His mind, and let someone know. In the Bible, time was not viewed at all the same as we do here in the … Continue reading →

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Open Line Monday

Ask your questions in the comments space. There are no limits to the questions I’ll entertain. Spam comments are always deleted. Sometimes I don’t know the answer and won’t guess, but I’ll tell you that and why. Some questions will … Continue reading →

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Unmistakable Wife

My longest military assignment saw me sit for six years or so in the Netherlands. I was based at a support facility for the Americans assigned to AFCENT (Allied Forces Central Europe) HQ, a branch of SHAPE (Supreme HQ, Allied … Continue reading →

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Biblical Hierarchy of Values

(WordPress Autosave mucked up and posted a previous flawed version, now all fixed.) This is what I recommend, in order from highest to lower. This is about Laws and human commitments on this plane, applying to all humans, regardless of … Continue reading →

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Marriage: Why Bother?

Continuing on the subject of a biblical approach to building a marriage… Why? What is it about marriage that makes it more desirable than something looser and more fun? That depends on your definition of “fun.” The Bible assumes, but … Continue reading →

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Game and the Closed Christian Market

Christians true to their faith won’t worry much about relative sex rank. We learn about the Game Theory of Socio-Sexual Response because it explains reality. It represents human behavioral science at its best, observing real human behavior and building a … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Aplomb

Sometimes the best reaction is none at all. There’s a fancy word we stole from the French — aplomb. It comes from their word for lead, that base metal which weighs a lot for its size, and is pretty soft, … Continue reading →

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Dog Piling on Iran

It won’t matter how they do it, but the real objective with Iran has nothing to do with nuclear weapons, nor even about oil itself — it’s about banking and oil trading independence. In American colloquial English, a “dog pile” … Continue reading →

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