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Poetry once so much a part of our lives as students seems to have taken a back seat to the events of today and the pleasures of the spirit. Novels have been replaced by table top books. Poetry more often found in a drinking song rather than thinking long. And…
Anecdotal evidence aka “confirmation bias or cherry picking fallacy”. This is a debating and presentation trick used by so many. You see it when presidents point to individuals in the gallery to make a point. I see it more in discussions in the form of an “informal fallacy” or “person…
Thought for the day. Capitalism versus socialism. America versus Europe. What model do you believe has worked for 250 years? Which economic system is still in the wallows of the great recession? Which economic systems have had their hands out since two world wars and the Marshall Plan up through…
Judges, Chapter 6. Gideon, the Sixth Judge. 11 The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the…
Judges 5:1 (NIV) “On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:” In Chapter 4, we saw the victory over the Canaanites led by Deborah and Barak. Here they celebrate. The Bible is full of examples of celebratory worship and song. We continue that practice today with…
This old Greek dude was a deeper thinker and philosopher with a timeless truth or two beyond what others might have imagined. There are so many ways that the news media and new age journalists can cause harm to the public. Not just fake news stories, but reports that are…
Judges 4: Truth does not depend on your position, your gender, or who is seeking. Deborah and Jael. Both spoke the truth and made the hard choices. Both were women at a time and in a position, when they did the unexpected and the extraordinary. And a man responded, sought,…
Judges. Chapter 3. Fixers. Ordinary doing the extraordinary. This is a day we celebrate our independence. I never expected that my continuing read of Judges would have an Independence Day message in it. And I must say I find it constantly amazing how when I take the time to spend…
If this bothers you little or not at all. If you are blinded by partisanship or self-interests. If your hate for a single person is greater than your love of country. Then I would suggest you pause and take a relook at what you really do believe in. “Publicity is…