What am I talking about? That’s the point of context. Understanding things requires context. As a professional researcher, teacher, creator, and investor of people, I have spent a lot of time learning to read and digest information. When conveying meaning to other people it requires helping them understand the context. Context is simply understood as…
Category: Life
Conversations with Everyone
People seem to talk to me above anyone else. It’s true. If 100 people are in a parking lot, people will see me, and walk past sixty more, just to ask me a question. Just the other day in the midst of a rain storm, I noticed when I crossed the parking lot that someone…
A Family that Fights
We fight over blankets at my house. Not in the bed, but in the living room. The place where we live, well except we spend most of our time in our kitchen and living room (den). I like a cool house. Mainly because with this century home, it can get very humid. So, to keep…
Got Questions?
As a researcher, perpetual student, and resident “always available”, I get a lot of questions. As of today, I have answered directly over 2500 questions related to Scripture in an official capacity. That may sound impressive, but it’s probably only about 100 questions stated in 25 different ways. If I were to try and log…
We Need Things
What we need vs. what we want are often one and the same. Understanding how to take control of what we call needs can change our perspective and freedom.
Jesus Wasn’t A Good Teacher
If you live in the US, most likely you know a few facts about Jesus. The New Testament has four accounts called “Gospels” (which means good report) that reveal the life of Jesus in a very abbreviated way. Not much is said about his life until He was over 30 years of age and the…
Every Life is Exciting!
Most people call me James. My wife calls me whatever she pleases and my kids, to my joy, call me daddy, even the grown ones. In some circles I am known as Pastor, in others, I am known as the fixer of problems and to those who enjoy a bit of dialog about imagination and…
Oh God, my life is over!
My life is half over by all estimation and while on one side it’s a half-full glass the other hand reveals a very depressing reality: I have wasted much of it. I have wasted my life on meaningless endeavors, invested in idols that have never paid a return, and breaded the meal of the flesh…
It Doesn’t Get Any Better than This… or Does it?
“It doesn’t get any better than this…” I thought as I looked at my infant daughter surrounded by my four other children and bride of 18 years. Something wells up inside when I see the glorious beauty of my family and in the best of humility, I praise God for them and for His grace…
Reflection of Life. Pondering Worship
When I began writing online many years ago I had one simple goal: to be heard. What a joke. As I have been peeling through the layers of my life over the last few months, I remember what a wise fool I have been through the years. The irony of this is that when I…