Author Archives: Plymothian

“The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked” (Psalm58:10).  These statements of vengeful gleeseem a bit over the top!  I have difficulty squaring splashing joyfully about in my … Continue reading →

Psalm 57 repeats the phrase “Be exalted, Oh God!”  I think that many Christians process this like a cheer for God akin to, “You go, God!”  I picture many spectators in a stadium cheering, “Glory to God!” In much the … Continue reading →

In the 1989 Batman movie, Prince sings about trust as the Joker rides into Gotham in a big parade(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkRJQOITi-4 ).  He hands out free cash to the people of Gotham then The Joker asks the populace whether they trust Batman … Continue reading →

City life causes us to rub up close with other people.  City jobs often involve large workplaces with all the gossip and politics that entails.  City traffic can be stop and start with birds being flipped and F-Bombs being dropped.  It … Continue reading →

  I saw Blue Valentine starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1120985/)  this week.  It is a story of a marriage destroying itself.  Both spouses work against each other.  One sees the alcoholism in the other and ‘can’t do this … Continue reading →

“The fool says in his heart there is no God (Psalm 53:1).”  However, in North American culture, USA Today reported that atheists are the fastest growing religious affiliation.  They had risen to a reporting 16% of people from 8%.  That is 100% … Continue reading →

The word oil, it appears, was derived from the latin word for olive.  The oil of the olive was a major financial component of the ancient world.  Olive trees were valuable, especially when they bore much fruit.  Today olives are … Continue reading →

Arnold Schwarzenegger has brought new attention to high profile cheating.  The Eagle-Tribune asked, “Why do men cheat?”  However, they were challeneged because of the sexism in that headline.  Women are no longer powerless vassals who men push to misbehave (http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1886878935/Why-do-men-and-may-we-add-women-cheat ). … Continue reading →

Judge Dredd was a character from the 2000 AD comic line (http://www.2000adonline.com/vault/series/dredd ), which I sometimes got to read growing up.  I preferred Dan Dare and his wars with The Mekon( http://www.dandare.com/) which were running in the same comic, but Judge … Continue reading →

The poor and the weak seem disadvantaged when compared with the rich and powerful. The rich and the powerful can seem immortal when they get landmarks and streets and buildings named after themselves. It is a joke at Moody Bible … Continue reading →