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Choice Removers

From time to time I want to write about the things people do that irritate us.  Today’s irritating behavior occurs when a person wants to take away our right to choose.  It may be inappropriate to call this person irritating, but sometimes it just seems to fit.  And I confess up front, I have done … Continue reading

Psychosomatic Families

I’ve been reading about psychosomatic families.  These are families that have an unusually large number of unexplainable medical problems, mostly in their children.  Often they see diabetes, anorexia, asthma and other systemic illnesses.  The sicknesses occur at higher frequencies and go on longer than a typical family. The explanation for this seems to be that … Continue reading

Eli – Indulgent Priest

1 Sam 2:12, 23 – Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord.  23 – And he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.  ESV Eli was the high priest and judge of Israel and from … Continue reading

Halloween Reflections

This idea or thought didn’t actually originate in my head.  I got this from a member of my men’s prayer group.  He read from Exodus and commented that he had raised this scripture in the context of Halloween as a topic of discussion in the teen boy’s group he teaches at his church.  This is … Continue reading

Combating Poverty

Most of us are familiar with the “social justice” themes of scripture.  Themes where God, on a consistent and ongoing basis, instructs us to come to the aid of those who are oppressed or downtrodden by life.  We see Him talk about helping the widows, orphans, the blind, the deaf, the sick and the poor.  … Continue reading

Electronic Gaming

Next month, June 2012, the University of Toronto will be publishing the results of a new study.  In this study the authors, led by Professor Ian Spence, will identify this major conclusion: Action video games cause changes in brainwaves, indicating alterations in the way brains are processing information compared to when the study subjects were … Continue reading