Patrick Speaks

Patrick Speaks is a short video about a deaf young man in Uganda, and others like him.  They have a unique opportunity, thanks to one person who chose to learn, then return home to make a difference. At the end, Patrick is granted a sign name…the sign they use means “Smile” in one or more sign languages. …

Can you get to Heaven without an Ark?

It’s one of those topics that begs exploration and honest discussion. … It is right to prove the credibility of ideas – and yet such exploration can lead us to take more than a bite of the fruit of human knowledge. Ultimately, only one question matters.

A Peek Over the Cliff

From “Oh Robin, our Robin“: There will be those, and I know some of them, who will speak of how selfish people must be to choose a fatal option.  In a sense, when you consider the loss, agony, and guilt that living loved ones must cope with, “selfish” seems accurate. To address this “selfish” idea, …

Oh Robin, our Robin

It is said that great comedy is often born of great pain.  Examples are cited, such as Jackie Gleason and Carol Burnett, Jonathan Winters, Jim Carrey, and yes, Robin Williams. One thing is certain, evidence abounds that fame and fortune do not generate peace and happiness. Highly successful musicians, poets, actors, and even comedians have …

Obey, or Be (oy!)

The following is a tangent from the article “Computer, I want…“.  It explores the Babel story as recorded in Genesis 11:1-9 where God said, …  “nothing they plan to do will be impossible.” Having one language and a small community of people who knew each other (they started with 4 couples emerging from Noah’s ark), the people of the …