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The Medium and the Message Pt. 3
How do people acquire the information that affects their choices? Who is most manipulated by the political ad or the thirty-second sound byte? A few years back the people of the state of California voted against educational vouchers. When the campaign for this voucher system first started the polls showed huge support, a large majority. […]
The Medium and the Message Pt. 2
If I say the name “Jesus,” that name possesses only one meaning. I am quite sure that most of you would agree that many different definitions are attached to that name, and all because of the context in which the name is used. Why is that? For an answer, first consider the meaning of “word”: […]
The Medium and the Message
God has given His message to us in written words. We comprehend written words through linear thought. Since before the printing press, societies have primarily used and then thoroughly developed linear thinking skills. With the medium of written word, people are conditioned to think in sequences, as one letter and one word follows another on […]
This Is the Time On Which My Endless Life Dependeth
The title above? A line from Richard Baxter’s [1] Essay “Directions Against Covetousness, Or Love of Riches, and Against Worldly Cares.” And the directions he gives are, of course, Scriptural, and above that, as they would, make total sense. Here is the context of the quote: Believe unfeignedly that thou must dwell for ever in […]
And Yet, We Are Friends
How Does This Sound to You? Jesus said that they are an adulterous and wicked generation that seek after signs, and he seeks after signs, and yet, we are friends. He that offers fleshly and worldly music to God is blaspheming God, and he does that, and yet, we are friends. God said that He […]
ODD OBSERVATIONS: Edition I
Costco parking. I turn into the Costco parking to attend the big box warehouse store. The entrance is 2/3 back in the lot and to the right are zero spots to park. None. To the left, the furthest 1/3, is a desert. To the right, the aisles are jammed with cars waiting for someone to […]
For Whom Did Christ Die?
Yesterday in Romans 3:25 we saw that Christ was the means of satisfying God’s righteous justice and wrath, that is, He was a propitiation for sins of the past. We might assume that He also took care of sins in the future. And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, […]
How Were People Saved Before Jesus Died?
Based on the chronology of the Old Testament, people lived c. 4000 years before Jesus died. Since Jesus died, we (us people) have lived around 1976 years. Before the flood, humans lived longer. They also had more children per family than what we do. I think we could safely say that twice as many human […]
Embracing Unfairness
I’ve been involved with young people in education long enough to have heard the sentence: “That isn’t fair.” I’ve also found that when kids say that it isn’t “fair,” that they actually mean: “That isn’t equal.” They want people to be treated equally and it isn’t going to happen; neither should it. I leave that […]
Listening Skills
You SAT afficienados know that the “listening skills” category is on that test. Is there a direct correlation between brain aneurisms, blood pressure, strokes, hypertension, and listening? We have an attention deficit that dwarfs any national budget problems. It is ironic, but I don’t remember it being like this. Here is another irony: in an […]
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