H. C. Leupold’s old commentary on Isaiah mentioned the ancient people’s futile reliance on mediums, sorcerers, and the like. Leupold slammed all that as “manifold forms of humbug and chicanery”…
“Humbug and Chicanery”
Feeling, Faith, and Fact
Many posts on this site deal with the importance of knowledge, evidence, facts, truth. Other posts touch on our tendency to over-emphasize self and feelings. Please site-search for some of…
Critter Cringe
The radio show was in progress. A poor guy, obviously grieving, said, “ … and I had promised him I’d be with him when the end came <sniff>.” I thought…
Sweeping Statements
What’s the best way to make a statement—when it will be read/heard by different categories of people—so that it will be processed properly by everyone? I’m talking about things like Facebook…
Dots That Won’t Connect
Cults and New Age groups reject Christianity but typically also force some connections with it. (My opinion is that this is a stab at credibility and/or an attempt to attract…