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Geeks’ Revenge (Fiction)

Geoff stirred and stuck his head down inside the sleeping bag. Turning his left wrist, he pressed the light button on the watch with his right thumb. Just a few minutes before 0200 hours and he almost chuckled at how … Continue reading

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Lying Educational Standards

In the Bible, you face your Creator on His terms as a unique individual. You then walk in His Laws as a member of Creation and of your community. Should things work as they ought, you never stand alone after … Continue reading

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Gotta Talk

You’ll forgive me if this sounds to fuzzy, because I don’t quite have the words. My mind yet struggles to make sense of this. Late Saturday I knew it was on the way. All day Sunday it was shaping up. … Continue reading

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Go Ahead and Laugh

My human side sincerely wishes that God could be a little more forthcoming about the timing of some things, but that’s simply not His way. The exceptions in Scripture are few, indeed, so there is no reason to expect anything … Continue reading

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Resting in the Heart

Excellent article by Bruce Schneier on his security blog: Living in a Code Yellow World references something Jeff Cooper wrote back in the 1980s about self-defense and how your mind works. Quoting Schneier’s summary: In White you are unprepared and … Continue reading

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Witness in a New World

Social dominance or effective leadership is always contextual. It requires the leader be aware of the contextual nuances of what people take for granted so that they convince others to follow. If folks don’t follow, you aren’t a leader. It … Continue reading

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Already in Motion

Why does it feel like the calm before a storm? Like most of you, dear readers, I struggle at times with teaching my mind to follow the heart’s wisdom. When I wrote that piece yesterday on police training, I knew … Continue reading

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Yet Another Warning

Welcome home. A church is first and foremost the people. It’s not even the organization, but at the fundamental level, it’s just the souls of humans who share a commitment to the message of Jesus Christ. In that sense, it’s … Continue reading

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Some Missed Opportunities

We knew some years ago that the US government had planned to destroy, or at least disrupt, the governments of seven countries, with Iran the last link in the chain. We know this because the Brookings Institute published Which Path … Continue reading

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Psalm 60

The header references a tune David called “Lily of Testimony” and events narrated in 2 Samuel 8. We catch only some vague hint that David’s source of trouble is likely something to do with Edom. We might reasonably guess that … Continue reading

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