When my daughter was a child, barely old enough to go to Pre-School, she was very nearly kidnapped. While I was weeding the front lawn one Saturday, she was walking down to the street corner a couple of houses down from ours, when a dark-colored sedan pulled up at the corner and whoever was in the back seat tried to entice her into the car with candy. I saw it with my own eyes and my heart […]
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Truth Matters
Does truth matter to you? It’s a simple enough question but notice I’m not asking if your truth matters to you. Obviously, “your truth” matters to you, but here I’m talking about objective truth. The truth of reality. It’s not a philosophical abstraction, either. We live in a culture that has embraced relative truth. That is, “it’s true for me, but not for you”. What kind of ridiculous nonsense is that? When I go to the doctor and he orders a […]
Why Do We Need To Wear Clothes?
Have you ever been outside by a lake, camping, hiking, or wherever, and just sat back and looked at all the animals around you. Or watched a nature documentary of African or Polar wildlife and sit back in your easy chair and just let your mind ponder and consider the mysteries of life? I do that more and more. And I do it deliberately. Recently, my mind took me in an odd direction. I just started thinking […]
What “The Bleating Lion” Is All About
The Bleating Lion is an expression of my faith. It’s my blog about life in the early 21st century in North America from the perspective of a Christian, middle-aged white guy. (Check out my “About Me” page). Why even mention that? Doesn’t it set a rather negative or contentious tone from the start? Not in my opinion. It’s the truth – I’m a Christian, I’m 60 years old now (2024), I’m Caucasian, and I’m a man. […]
