Some Thoughts On Pornography
Pornography, porn, dirty pictures, “art”, nasty movies, “eroticism”, freedom of expression… what is it all about? What is, after all, this thing called “pornography”?
The word “pornography” is derived from the greek language. The etymology is as follows:
Greek pornographos, adjective, writing about prostitutes, from porné – prostitute + graphein – to write
But, what does [...]
It takes more than big dreams
A lot of folks want to dream big dreams of doing big things for God. But then they don’t want to allow Him to take care of the little things in their lives. Especially in the area of surrendering to Him every aspect of their existence and allowing Him to mold their minds according to [...]
What is “success” in following Christ?
“Americans are a great people; there is no doubt about that. They are great in building cities and railroads … Americans have a wonderful genius for improving the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, swine … Americans too are great inventors. They invented or perfected telegraphs, telephone …. automobiles [...]
Thoughts On Facebook
There’s a “social networking” website called “Facebook“. I was a bit leery of such places for a while. The whole “My Space” and such whoopla left me cold. And then I started paying more attention and saw that there’s actually some value to these places. So I set up an account. [...]
The “emerging church”
Thanks to Steve Harvey for pointing me in the general direction in which I found this excerpt from a book titled “Faith Undone”. It is a look at the current tendency to “candy coat” christianity. There are a lot of folks out there trying to come up with a “new and improved” version of the [...]
Another option for a computing environment
It’s been quite a while since I did a computer related post. Here’s a little something for those of you who may be tired of Microsoft’s near monopoly on computing environments – usually called “OS’s” for “Operating Systems”. To many new computer users the only option for a computer is the Microsoft Windows based machines [...]
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Power vs Authority
This has been mouldering in the back files long enough that I don’t recall where I got it. Don’t know if it’s an original thought or something I heard or read. STILL, it’s good enough I think it’s worth posting here.
Power – the ability and means to inflict your ideas and values on [...]
Socialism – for individuals, not nations
The object of this article is to contemplate the concept of socialism as an individual outlook and lifestyle as opposed to a governmental policy. After all, God’s word teaches us to be socially active individuals. It is the church’s and individuals’ sphere, not government’s. But too much of the church has gotten sidetracked and no [...]
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Third World Quality Control
While looking for another draft I found the following somewhere in the dusty file cabinets of this site.
One of the problems with living in a “third world country” is that often one is subjected to less than ideal products and services. One pretty much has to just put up with it, although sometimes one [...]