Several years ago, my house was broken into. The burglars took some of our keys, our wallets, and an old laptop that didn’t work anymore. Thankfully, we discovered the break-in very quickly (it wasn’t very obvious, but they weren’t in the house very long, either); as a result, the burglars were able to make onlyContinue reading “Are Christians Obligated to Forgive, No Matter What?”
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How Do You Handle Problems with Neighbors?
There seems to be a tendency among people to simply get frustrated (or call in law enforcement or a lawyer) when they have a problem with a neighbor rather than going directly to them to work it out. When I have had a problem with a neighbor, I have not always been willing to goContinue reading “How Do You Handle Problems with Neighbors?”
Discernment in Charitable Giving
A few months after I got married, my wife and I went to a Third World country to teach at a university and to share the Gospel as the Lord opened doors. We went there under the auspices of a Christian organization that required us to raise financial and prayer support; that was truly aContinue reading “Discernment in Charitable Giving”
Euthanasia Extremism
In my most recent post, I wrote about my daughter, who has autism. Shortly before that, a headline about how the Netherlands is euthanizing autistic and intellectually handicapped people naturally caught my attention. I would guess that many, if not most, people understandably have an immediate visceral reaction to the term “euthanasia;” I am oneContinue reading “Euthanasia Extremism”
Adventures in Autism
My introduction to autism was through the movie Rain Man (1988), a great movie in many ways. It is both humorous and poignant in its portrayal of Raymond, who is rather severely autistic, and his brother Charlie. My wife and I were newlyweds when we saw it; little did we know at the time thatContinue reading “Adventures in Autism”