Author Archives: jackpelham

Gone the way of the hoe and the loomIs the skill of searching for information.The modern thinks he needs but to askAnd it will be delivered to him—As are his food and his clothes.

If he has his eyes at least half-opened,He will, in time, be repulsed by the muckOf his current camp—even if the others are not—And he will set out from there, convinced thatA fresh start cannot be put off for another … Continue reading →

How shall we define “cult”—and what if we were to define it thus?: cult— n. any group in which the beliefs and practices of the group are guarded from the free, honest, and rational investigation and discussion of the members … Continue reading →

I wonder if God does not pause in amazementWhen he chances upon a humanNot looking for a shortcut.

Frankly, I think it surprised man—The difference between God’s ideaOf a satisfactory level of human effortAnd his own.

This is a post about how a great many Americans today read. They start out with as much mental energy as they’re going to have, and their attention starts fading out from there. Plus, they’re not as willing as their … Continue reading →

If you build it, they will come—Including the one in ten thousandWho’s already been searchingFor something like this,And about one in a thousandOf the ones you go out of your wayTo recruit yourself.

We must face the fact that sooner or laterA menace to society becomes so severe—Such a danger to safety or justiceOr order or decency—That we must intervene and remove himFrom his place, dispatching him to prison, Or in the most … Continue reading →

Do the negligent have any advantage in religionThat they don’t have in mundane mattersSuch as concern civics or agriculture?

The real Jesus expects his followers to stop sinning, whereas the fake Jesus only expects them to keep believing that he is Lord and that he died for their sins. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you. John … Continue reading →