There are three subject matters that have consumed most of my time. The matters are, in order of interest, woo-woo, religion and politics. What they have in common is that they are the greatest fields of inquiry where you get to see human beings acting short of reason for the sake of the magical. They’re… Continue reading It’s Always Mr. Smith
Month: May 2017
Comey was fired for one reason (and Russia wasn’t it)
So, in less than 24 hours, social media has begun the tandem eruption and meltdown at the news that President Trump sent a letter of termination to James Comey, Director of the FBI. The first thing I did at hearing this was to follow the paper trail to see why this happened and how many… Continue reading Comey was fired for one reason (and Russia wasn’t it)
The Case for Listening Ears
Today I watched several fellow writers complain that the Trump Health Care Act (is that the official title?) is going to do severe damage to them as writers. In other words, they won't have as good of health care under it as they perceive under Obamacare. I am confused by this. How do they know?… Continue reading The Case for Listening Ears
Normalizing Through Self Credit
This morning I awoke to a question from a member of a biblical study group I'm involved in. The person asked if any of us wrote books on biblical criticism, no matter how light-hearted, and if those of us who did, felt the need to use a pseudonym or used our real name. The person… Continue reading Normalizing Through Self Credit
