Author Archives: jackpelham

“If you are like most people, then like most people, you don’t know you’re like most people.” Daniel Gilbert. Stumbling on Happiness. What you don’t know about your own religion is that if you are like most people, certain of … Continue reading →

Mere ignorance stands invisiblyIn the place of what we could know,As the blank spaces in a warehouse markThe missing inventory that we would have Acquired by now had we acquired it by now.

If you were willingYou could listen intentlyTo the words of Jesus and hearThat he was calling humans to a life ofLove deeper than most will want to realize.And many think it the end of his callingBut if by chance you … Continue reading →

He would never forget that late evening when those five foolish maidens came jabbering down his darkened street, their girlsong interspersed and echoing in the quiet of the lane below his rooftop patio. In the few seconds this parade would … Continue reading →

One thing that will irk many about GodIs that he would have a too lateDesigned into the scheme of things.

For the record, I am so not an atheist nor a cynic! What I am is a guy who’s got the guts to tackle some of the hard topics of Christianity, with a view toward working them out faithfully, honestly, … Continue reading →

Ponder this and let me know what you think! A lot hinges on how the believer answers the following question. It can make for wildly different outcomes of character and habit!: Is it just my own mind that’s responsible for … Continue reading →

Here’s how it works, folks! If you have faults and errors,Most opponents will use them against you.

If life were a contest,Wouldn’t it be interestingIf it were about who could come upWith the very best questions to ask GodWhen it’s all over?

America has an outburst every time they threaten to disarm her of her guns. She needs them, she insists, in case she ever has to defend herself against tyrannical government. “And is she planning to overthrow the government?” one might … Continue reading →