Christian living is beautiful living.
Sinner (Si): What black, what ugly crawling thing are you?
Spider (Sp): I am a spider.
Si: A spider, aye, also a filthy creature.
Sp: Nor filthy as yourself in name or feature.
My name entailed is to my creation,
My features from the God of your salvation.
Si: I am a man, and in God’s image [...]
Perhaps you’ve been keeping up with our nation’s pre-polls political haranque. During Fred Thompson’s speech at the RepNat’lConv, I was very affected by John McCain’s courage and perseverance during his military service, especially while a POW. Whatever other character flaws he may have, no one can deny his courage. Of course, that [...]
Tolkien sang a song in his school days that went something like, “Oftentimes defeat is splendid; in victory there can be shame; luck is good, the prize is pleasant, but the glory is in the game.” That’s nice to believe, especially if you have egalitarian ideals. We have a similar adage, “It’s not [...]
We should not allow teenagers to exist. All teenagerism must be stamped out and eradicated. There should be no teenagers in the church of God. It’s either boy or man, girl or woman. There is nothing in between. At least, that’s the impression I get from the Scriptures, from multi-cultural [...]
The frog by nature is both damp and cold,
Her mouth is large, her belly much will hold;
She sits somewhat ascending, loves to be
Croaking in gardens, though unpleasantly.
The hypocrite is like unto this frog,
As like as the puppy to the dog.
He is of nature cold, his mouth is wide
To chatter, and at goodness to deride.
He mounts [...]
I played Joe again yesterday. He won the first game. And in the second game, I had him from the get-go. But through the meanderings of our pieces, there came a point where we were pretty even. Then, I pulled out a great tactic and forked his rook and king with [...]
I’ve been playing chess over the past couple of years. Trying to learn
the game and become a little more competitive. This is my good buddy,
Joe Diaz. He’d love you to guess his age. We play fairly often and
are closely matched.
There’s a chess club in Lafayette. I’m not a member, but I know some
of the [...]