gary “If you haven’t got anything good to say about someone, don’t say anything at all.” (Mother) “Tis never so, that the louder the voice, the truer the argument.” (Ching Chow, 1968, News Syndicate Co.) addendum to Ching Chow: Unless the argument is over who is the loudest. Important truths are often hidden in the minds … Read more
While Lynda and I were in Barnes and Noble last evening and I was on my usual path to the computer section, my attention was drawn to a prominently displayed book. It was a bright red book titled The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, by Bobby Henderson. It was rather obvious that it was … Read more
“…what I have called ‘chronological snobbery,’ the uncritical acceptance of the intellectual climate common to our own age and the assumption that whatever has gone out of date is on that account discredited. You must find why it went out of date. Was it ever refuted (and if so by whom, where, and how conclusively) … Read more
“You can’t be optimistic with misty optics.” (Charles Feinberg) “You can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd. But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to it.” (Roger Miller) “People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” (Abraham Lincoln) Behave the way you want to feel. (me) “If … Read more
In no particular order We don’t live in the world as God created it. (Gary Parker) Intellectual honesty is not the enemy of faith – even with respect to the Bible. Neither is logic. All truth is God’s truth. Not everything that happens has someone to blame. I don’t have to have an opinion on … Read more
I’m neither as smart, nor as dumb as people think I am. Therefore: I shouldn’t think of myself more highly than I ought to think. (Romans 12:3) I need to be realistic about what is said and shouldn’t take their praise more seriously than is really warranted. I shouldn’t worry about what others think. I … Read more
This is a collection of thoughts, quotes and proverbs I’ve gathered over the years. Some have been guidelines I’ve tried to live by. I make no claim to mastery of any of them. Some are original as much as any of my thoughts can be considered as such. Most are gleaned from others over the … Read more
There is a growing surge of books backing a movement toward the abolition of religion, especially Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is claimed in one of these books that prayer has been scientifically tested in blind tests and has failed. I contend that the nature of answered prayer is such that no program of unbiased … Read more
[Note: before reading this, please review my “cavaet” under Pages in the column on the right.]> Observations about Life Groups The following are general observations on my part and are not intended to represent any specific people I know. Not every characteristic fits neatly and exclusively within a single life group. 1. Out of High … Read more
As of yesterday I have a total of 22 songs posted to www.novelaires.crockermedia.com, with about 25 more available to prepare and post. One of the members from the early 1960’s, Roger Jones, sent a list of eleven more songs to add to the list of ones the either performed or had ready to perform. The … Read more
