That Bush

how to start I’ve been asked how I start a piece of writing. The question followed one of my Edgefield Advertiser posts, so the context was biblical musings. But since getting started is a topic that fits any piece of writing, I’ll offer my thoughts on the...

More absolutes?

A good question . . . another one, and one more What’s real, what isn’t? Another question–How fixed is reality? One more: Truth and reality . . . is there a connection? This too: How absolute is reality? Think about the following. Have you ever heard...

old school?

thirteen-minute read I read an article recently in which the phrase, “old school religion” turned up. In its reference to someone dying for the sins of the world, the sentence evoked Christianity. This wasn’t religion in general. It wasn’t Buddhism or Islam. The...

To speak or not to speak…

~ a five minute read Speech–censored, uncensored? Right now, it’s a nexus of hot topics–to speak or not to speak is the question. Stuck with the Bible in my head (the default position, for good or ill), I’m remembering the way the Bible looks...