I was thinking this evening about how, on Youtube at this very moment, I could look up instructions and how-to’s on just about every conceivable task. I could find out how to (and have in fact looked at resources for all of these things in the past) re-flower my Christmas cactus, rebuild a Honda motorcycle […]
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Welcome to an experiment.
I was recently inspired (read: challenged) by one of my illustrious siblings (Chris) to cultivate a habit of posting small, creative posts more regularly. This is my attempt. No laughing or judging. Enjoy and be inspired to create better things. And read his too (it’s better) – chrisschwaar.com. Just do it.
Jesus’s Experiences (Musing)
In keeping with the Nativity theme from last post – It’s so easy to forget important aspects of Jesus’s experience and life that would have been significantly affecting, especially during His growing-up years and on the way His community would have seen Him. Let’s not forget – His was an outright scandalous beginning. His young […]
Continue readingThe Space Between Reality and Consensus (Musing)
Last night during an interesting conversation with a very learned pseudo-family-member of mine, I tasted a new and interesting phrase that I haven’t heard before: “The space between reality and consensus.” We had been talking (aka he had largely been talking – I didn’t have too much to contribute) about current economic trends – cryptocurrencies, […]
Continue readingWhy Were They Alone? (Musing)
I enjoy this time of year because it prompts thinking about Jesus’s origin story. I don’t experience this every year since it’s easy to zone out a little bit when you hear a story retold that you’ve heard 4,000 times, but this year something stood out to me. Why were Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem […]
Continue readingDoes He Understand? (Musing)
Practicing this morning being open-handed with God. Taking a moment to re-offer into His ownership and control all the things that are most precious and important to me. If you haven’t tried that or done it recently, it’s scary and hard. Surrender is scary and hard. But it’s a way I try to make my […]
Continue readingFirst Hours in Oregon (Prose)
There are mountains here, but you can’t see them. “Is that all smoke?” I asked as I climbed into the black Ford Explorer in front of me in real life after summoning its avatar form in Uber. The sky was heavy and sick-looking. Kevin’s face was kind and young and apologetic. His flecked sandy hair […]
Continue readingThe Best Songs Ever Written (Musing)
I recently listened to this talk show episode by Andrew Klavan. Interesting guy, interesting ideas, very long Republican rant. Not for the faint of heart or non-conservative. However, the last segment on the show was a journalistic editorial on the song White Christmas. It felt random – probably exacerbated by the fact that I wasn’t […]
Continue readingWhooping Cranes (Prose)
I’m sitting at the table at my parents’ house in northern Illinois this morning. The back door is open, allowing nature sounds to creep in. The distant hum of katydids and cicadas; the occasional frog or songbird; the drone of a plane every once in a while. If anyone has ever experienced a whooping crane, […]
Continue readingOpt-Out Democracy (Musing)
Super interesting (and SUPER long) podcast here full of ideas about geopolitical predictions and network states and how the world will look in 5-10 years provided by guest Balaji S. Srinivasan. One very interesting concept he mentioned to was the fact that a pure, majority-rules democractic structure could theoretically be described as 51% democracy, 49% […]
Continue readingOur God-Given Right (Musing)
Musing yesterday about God-given rights. My starting point in this musing as I ran down a Belfast bike trail yesterday afternoon, capitalising (yes, I’m using British spellings – when in Rome) on a window of not-rain between abnormally-hot and drizzle, was that we have a God-given right to purpose. However, reflecting further, I don’t think […]
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