Striking A Nerve

What is the one thing about you that is off-limits? Even your closest friends know not to talk to you about this. It’s personal and it’s private and it is not open for discussion. It’s not that you’re ‘closed off’. Just careful with certain parts of who you are. After all, it is wise to be careful, isn’t it? One …

‘Why? Looking at God, evil & personal suffering’ by Sharon Dirckx

‘Why?’ is out now and available from The Book Depository & Amazon When I first heard about this book I was in the middle of thinking about suffering myself. I was writing an essay on evil and was consumed with the topic. So it was with great interest that I watched from a distance the last few months of the book’s …

Influences

For the past 5 years I have more or less been living in the United States (yes – Hawaii is in the US, and has been for over 50 years). My tastes and influences have inevitably been shaped by my location. Aside from wondering if I’ll actually survive in a part of the world that doesn’t understand the importance of …

Rushing Around

So finally, after racking up the air miles in the last few weeks, I’m back in one place for a good amount of time. Once more I have the opportunity to be reading. Currently I’m reading Recapture the Wonder, by Ravi Zacharias, as well as finishing out Schaeffer’s Trilogy for my NeRDS reading plan. It’s funny, I’m not that old …