According to the Bible, God is love. According to Paul, love is patient, kind, bearing, believing, enduring; in short, the greatest thing since cuneiform. So, if we take the premise that God is love, and love can be described as Paul did, it is absolutely no wonder at all that people in droves [...]

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Does Faith Outlaw Free Will?
In the human condition, control is a powerful force. Power over external factors is an addiction we all face. It’s the primary reason we seek money, approval, stature… possessing these things gives us a sense of control over our situation - a sense of power which allows us to [...]

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Adaptation of a story told to me by C. A. Jones Jr.
John was in a hurry to get home. The pointless productivity meeting ran late, until after dark, and he knew his wife would be upset and worried. The kids were probably driving her crazy all evening, adding to the frustration. John [...]

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Stronger Than All
“Burned beyond recognition,” is how the trooper described it over the phone. The Arkansas State Patrol had called me, from a list of phone numbers in his cell phone they recovered from the scene. He apparently wasn’t carrying any identification, or they just couldn’t find it in the remains, I don’t [...]

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I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you. That’s the phrase people will sometimes use in jest when they are sworn to secrecy, or just don’t feel like disclosing some information. It’s because we’re naturally curious creatures — we want to know the unknown, turn over the rocks to see [...]

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I wrote three days ago about a new kind of predator — a “big brother”-style data mining operation online aimed at generating emotional profiles of people, which I mentioned would only be the tip of the iceberg considering the corporate names involved in the endeavor.
Lo’ and Behold! I am apparently psychic, or just astute. [...]

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