My science fiction short story, “A blind fish story”, appears in this anthology from editor Neil A. Hogan. The goal was for stories taking place in the far future, out in space, with realistic science, and featuring aliens… with a bias toward adventurous, fun, and hopeful. If you like dogs, you’ll like the story “Man’sRead More › about Alien Dimensions – Space Fiction Anthology #23 is out this month.

About a month and a half ago I did a post called “What is Truth?” This is not a direct continuation but more of a sequel. There I pointed out how statements appear in the press, or the news, or echoed out by some pundit as being true, that a trained scientist will immediately question.Read More › about On climate change and the Sun

In Mathew’s narrative, the third temptation Jesus faces in the wilderness is when the devil offers to make him King of the world. My point in this series has been that, sooner or later, we all will get tempted the same way Jesus was tempted. So, what does being King of the world mean inRead More › about Whose life is it anyway?

Last time I was talking about Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness. In a nutshell, the first temptation was about us expecting Divine Intervention to satisfy our worldly needs (transforming stones into bread.) The second one in Matthew’s gospel also appears to involve Divine Intervention. But it is not the same because the motivation is different.Read More › about I am Nobody, who are you?

In speaking about Jesus, the writer of the book of Hebrews tells us: (Hebrews 4:15 NASB) we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things just as we are, yet without sin. In other words, in regards to temptation, there is anRead More › about In all ways tempted like we are

In last week’s post I started with Pontius Pilate’s interrogation of Jesus. There was one line in there that struck me as worthy of pondering, also in light of current events, but since it was not on the subject of Truth, I didn’t emphasize it. It’s time to go back to it today. When PontiusRead More › about Who are we fighting for?

At the trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate, the prefect of Judea asks Jesus a pointed question (all quotes are from John 18:33-38 in the NIV) “Are you the king of the Jews?” To which Jesus answers: “Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?” Irritated Pilate replies: “Am IRead More › about What is Truth?

A long time ago I did a Bible Study on the Kings of Judah. This was the southern kingdom, the one ruled by the descendants of King David. Whereas the Kings of Israel, the northern kingdom, went from bad to worse, most of the ones in Judah stayed close to God. That is, until theRead More › about Mercy in disguise

Part of the truth of the saying, ‘you reap what you sow’, is that if you have indeed sown the seed, it WILL germinate sooner or later. It is not a question of IF, it is a question of WHEN. God gave the Prophet Jeremiah the unenviable mission of proclaiming to the Kingdom of JudahRead More › about Mercy and Grace of a realistic kind.

Chapter 12 of Luke’s gospel repeats many of the words and themes from the Sermon on the Mount. But, at the beginning of His ministry, the Sermon taught me how I am called to live as a child of God. Now, later on in the ministry, as the end draws near, when I have heardRead More › about Recognizing the times. Part 5 of 5.