Captian's Log Reflections on the Book of Haggai 28 Feb 202128 Feb 2021 Settings There are three main messages in the book of Haggai, and therefore three slightly different settings into which these messages are delivered. All are given in the second year…
Captian's Log Reflections on These Little Gods 26 Dec 2020 On the road and caffeinated, sailing by the cloudy sea of heaven, I pause in wonder at the beauty of these passing, formless things. Here some are dark; others a…
Captian's Log Reflection: Troubled Thoughts 13 Dec 2020 Please Read: Troubled Thoughts Excerpt: There is a tragic nature to Christianity that few non-Christians understand, and even among Christians, I do not always see an awareness of it: Though…
Captian's Log Winter Will Come 24 Jun 2020 I thought I’d take the time to think it over, reflect upon what happened in the past, and maybe find something, some hope— There’s nothing here; it’s just a scab.…
Captian's Log Ramblings Regarding Genesis 1 26 Apr 2020 I was reading the opening of Genesis this morning, and I realized something I had never noticed before, the refrain of separation, of distinction. God creates the light, and He…
Captian's Log Thoughts on Plato’s Republic 23 Apr 2020 Due to the Corona Panic, I have had more time on my hands than usual, and I have been finishing up something I started many moons ago, Plato’s Republic. I…
Captian's Log Reflections on C. S. Lewis Quotes 22 Apr 202022 Apr 2020 . . . you cannot go on ‘explaining away’ for ever: you will find that you have explained explanation itself away. You cannot go on ‘seeing through things for ever.…
Captian's Log Rambling Thoughts About My Face 29 Mar 2020 I have often given my blog over to meditations on the morose. I am no prophet, but one certainty I proclaim is death. It is the one inescapable fact. You…
Captian's Log Reflection: Mad World 10 Mar 2020 I saw myself reflected in a dark mirror; Upon the stage I stood and saw myself distantly. The lights were on me, and before me was darkness: I saw myself…
Captian's Log Re: Racial Relations 20 Feb 2020 Growing up, my closest and best friend was black, or at least half black. I lie, for he was not just a friend; indeed, he is my brother in everything…