Random Variables :: random thoughts deep and wideBits of wit, couplets and quatrains, random thoughts deep and wideSticking to what is right- September 30, 2004 Tony Blair said, in his annual speech Tuesday at the Labour party's annual conference in Brighton: "I have changed as a leader. "I have come to realise that caring in politics isn't really about 'caring.' It's about doing what you think is right and sticking to it." I know a few brethren who need to change like Blair. Not that one ever stops "caring" (a leftist catchword). But that one does not let caring damage truth, for only by adhering to truth can one truly care for God and neighbor.http://random.antville.org/stories/931811/ Don't you believe it- September 27, 2004 "What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God." --Eleanor Powell It's not true. Go read, among other passages, 2 Corinthians 3:18.http://random.antville.org/stories/927894/ The U.N. -- stay in and get taxed- September 10, 2004 The U.S. and The U.N.: The End of a Bad Romance by Bruce Herschensohn If you're an American, you really need to read this.http://random.antville.org/stories/912545/ Poem: A Yellow Flower- September 1, 2004 Tim Smith gave us an exercise on the Christian Poets list a few days ago: take an irreverent look at a deep subject. What I ended up with may not qualify, but what with springtime breaking out in Brazil and elections nearing in October, I probably got more irreverent than deep. And I'll let my Cloudburst Poetry subscribers pipe up on that one.http://random.antville.org/stories/903298/ Building a life- September 1, 2004 I sometimes leave material at the padaria on the square close to my office. One fellow picked up The Voice of Truth International and called to invite me to write a column in a construction magazine he's launching this month. Article's written, sent off to friends for reactions, and to the revisor for tweaking. Let's see what they say.http://random.antville.org/stories/903241/ |