Archive for March, 2009
Healing Questions
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009I enjoyed Assemblies of God evangelist Tim Enloe’s preaching during Spiritual Emphasis Week at AG Headquarters this month. I particularly found his biblical insights about healing rewarding.
Enloe pointed out that healings in the Old Testament are fairly limited. But in the New Testament, Jesus, more often than not, is involved in fixing physical ailments with […]
Papers Need Innovative Approach
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009With two big-city newspapers — The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and The Rocky Mountain News — already biting the dust this month, it looks like a rough season ahead for urban dailies. Papers in San Francisco, Detroit and Philadelphia also are on the brink of extinction. According to a report Monday, 120 newspapers have shut down in […]
Better Technology?
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009I’m not the world’s most mechanical person. OK, I’m not mechanical at all. I can change a light bulb, and that’s about it.
But sometimes I wonder how the technology experts stay employed, what with all the faulty modern gadgets designed to make life more convenient that don’t seem to work right.
A prime example is the […]
Brave New Cyber World
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009As the economy continues on a downward spiral, the temptations to misuse the Internet will increase. Don’t get me wrong. The Web is a great place for the suddenly unemployed to network in an effort to find work.
But the Internet also is fraught with advice on how to pad a résumé, sneaky ways to cheat […]
Blessings in the Midst of Pain
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009Friday afternoon I brought in some wood from the front porch to burn in the living room fireplace. Because we have a huge fireplace, it’s not unusual for me to haul in huge logs. On Friday I carried one weighing about 70 pounds and set it on the floor next to the elevated brick hearth. […]