Posts from November 2024

Posts from November 2024

Playing by the Numbers

Three out of four isn’t bad, right? Of course, it’s not! Most professional athletes strive towards this form of accomplishment! An NFL quarterback’s passer rating would be considered prolific! Pro hockey players scoring three out of four shots on goal have assured themselves of being a part of the Hall of Fame. All NBA players “sinking” 75% of their jump shots will not have to worry about their endorsements. No, not a single athlete. These numbers place a person in…

How Does This Affect My Salvation?

Over time and in almost every religious venue, the subject of dinosaurs, life on other planets, and even the possibility of believing in a mystical figure such as the yeti will find their way into the conversation. Many, claiming to NT Christianity, will spend untold and countless hours dealing with the modern “facts” striving to establish the “truth” of the matter with family, friends, and even co-workers. This time, they are confident they completely disclose the “final truth” on the…

Chickens Don’t Fly

A sagacious person once stated, “Chickens don’t fly.” I’m unsure how this works, but I do not recall ever seeing one personally take flight like their eagle rivals accomplish when rising into the heavens. If we rid ourselves of self-help books intimating, albeit lightheartedly, that we all can rise above our limitations (Gombau, 2021). For the most part, we should all agree that “gallus domesticus” was not given the talent nor the ability to leave the general confines of gravity…