In truth, all through the haunted forest there could be nothing more frightful than the figure of Goodman Brown. Before the Technicolor fairy tale of a quartet of troubled characters trekking through a foreboding forest hoping to gain what they lack from the “great and powerful” Self-Gnosis (The Wizard of OZ), there is a tale…
A college physics course experiment was an eye-opener. The purpose of the experiment was to measure the earth’s gravitational acceleration from an object in free fall. (See PDF below for an example). But that day in the physics lab the experiment took on greater significance. I found out that God has two books – scripture…
“Late last month the Boundary Waters was named a dark sky sanctuary by the International Dark Sky Association, a nonprofit that works around the world to reduce light pollution and protect night skies. It’s one of just 13 such designations in the world. To qualify, a place has to have exceptional starry nights, and a “nocturnal environment…
In truth, all through the haunted forest there could be nothing more frightful than the figure of Goodman Brown. Before the Technicolor fairy tale of a quartet of troubled characters trekking through a foreboding forest hoping to gain what they lack from the “great and powerful” Self-Gnosis (The Wizard of OZ), there is a tale…
“The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 “Some time later God tested Abraham, He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. “Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love…
“Let all things be done decently and in order” I Corinthians 14:40 The above verse was repeated so often by my father that it became a joking family rejoinder to whatever was askew at the moment. My Dutch grandparents epitomized the verse. Their tiny two-bedroom bungalow in Bellwood, Illinois was immaculate. The bungalow’s smaller…
“…how constant, how divine, this song of ours will rise…” -David Crowder’s “O Praise Him” The Anglican church I attend will be celebrating one-hundred and fifty years of Kingdom Life in 2018. Preparations are being made by the rectors and vestry to tell the narrative of this faith community. A cloud of witnesses…
News Anchor: “Good evening. I am Mary Summers and this is Juxtaposed! News ™ Hot Off the Wire. We start tonight’s broadcast with a look at climate change. Dudley Waters has our report from DC.” Live Cam w/reporter: “The Senate approved a $1.1 billion Zika virus spending bill. The Obama administration then directed that a half a…
