Damn!, I hate these calls … Lying on my desk, clipped to a yellow manila binder, is a single sheet of paper. Its pleasant color format and sampled photomicrograph belie the gravity of its content: Adenocarcinoma, Gleason grade 9, involving 60% of the specimen. How do you deliver a death sentence? Your first impression of…
Category: Christianity
Essays relating to Christianity, or explaining key aspects of the Christian faith
The Prayer of Java
Recently, a friend brought up the subject of prayer, and how he was finding it a difficult learning experience. He is on a spiritual journey, and while he has not yet arrived (in my humble assessment), he is a pilgrim headed in the right direction. The subject of prayer is a fascinating one for me…
Three Men on a Friday
Three men on a Friday, condemned to die. Ensnared by Roman justice, convicted, and sentenced to a lingering death of profound cruelty and excruciating agony. The Romans knew how to do it right: execution designed to utterly humiliate its victims, and maximize their suffering — a public spectacle and object lesson to others about the…
Law and Restraint
In a discussion in the past with a very bright and well-written libertarian friend, I took him to task for a position supporting for legalization of prostitution. His assertion was in essence a springboard for what I believe is flawed position, one held by many libertarians. I think you’ve completely misapprehended me. At no point…