I'm reblogging this from over three years ago. It seems to me that Mr. Lewis, who shared the original metaphor during WWII, would be quite disappointed with our progress toward personal, social, or global peace.
Not a hoof!
I was a brand new Christian when I went to Bible College to prepare for a life of service. I hadn’t even read most of the Bible yet but was about as spiritually hungry as a person could be. Almost every class (with the exception of psychology) and nearly every professor (except the English teacher) …
How do you say “niche”?
I like words. I like the sound of them as well as the sense of them. I love how one word can save the time of saying a bunch of other unnecessary words that otherwise would take a lot of words to say what you want to say, that is, if you actually have something …
Palm Trees, Toy Soldiers, and Alcoholics*
Christians, as I see it, are some of the worst at making adjustments. Life isn’t nearly as predictable as we would wish, so detours are a more regular occurrence than we planned when we embarked on the trip. So we have to learn to expect the unexpected, bring our fears about them to God and …
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Simplicity and Stuff
I gave a primer on the topic of Simplicity in both blog and podcast form. After that I shared two symptoms of a simple life: sincerity and spontaneity. Here I share in outlinish form about Simplicity and Stuff, you know, possessions, money, and just stuff. I put some meat on these bare bones in a …
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