Some Truths about Dying
My mother sent me a review of a new book by this title**. She said she was fascinated by the...
For young people: Is Christianity no longer relevant?
>Europe is becoming more and more secular, and so is my original country of Australia. Over there, some beautiful old...
Carrie Underwood – How she got there.
“Ah! I had almost forgotten what a good skinny mocha latte tastes like”. Shanessa sank back in the armchair with...
Kansas and the NCAA men’s final: Is Christian faith just a crutch?
This question implies that as a Christian you are weak-minded, and need a crutch. A simple counter-argument is provided by...
Forgive versus reconcile: is there a difference?
A Tebow-like character has emerged in the NBA, the US professional men’s basketball association. Jeremy Lin came out of nowhere...
A week in the life of Jakarta, Indonesia
Jakarta is a city of 10 million inhabitants. To get there I flew from Los Angeles to Singapore and this...
How to build your willpower
According to a recent article in Time Magazine*, the CEO of your brain is the prefrontal cortex, which is right...
Love versus love: a post-Valentine’s reflection
Valentine’s Day has come and gone. Whitney Houston is best known for the love-song ballad “I will Always Love You”....
It doesn’t take a Ph.D. to replace batteries in a smoke alarm. Ha!
It was Saturday, and I would be very busy getting things done for a business trip to Denver. At 3...
Human dynamics in the Bible and 2012: A story about bipolar ego
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