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.

Loving Someone with Chronic Fatigue

For background, see the article “Sim Games, a Metaphor for Life“.  It gives a perspective of medical fatigue, a common symptom of several different ailments. There are folks who will go to the doctor for every headache and hangnail – and then there are the opposite types, like myself, who won’t go until there’s no …

2014 June-August: Invitations Accepted

This summer, I drove almost 3,000 miles, replaced 4 tires, met new people, visited old friends, and participated in half of the beta tests for the new bilingual (ASL/English) Vacation Bible School, Dr. Wonder’s Sign Lab.   All the while, my Provider provided…my Protector protected…and He who knows me best managed the scheduling details so that …

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 …