Author Archives: jackpelham

I listened to a group discussion on a Bible podcast, regarding this or that controversial doctrine that the group is studying. And as they were each talking about whether they find the doctrine convincing, it was very instructive to notice … Continue reading →

You can tell when someone’s physically fitJust by looking at them and watching them move—Provided you know what physical fitness looks like.Otherwise, you might think everybody’s doing fine. And you can tell when someone’s cognitively fitBy watching how they talk, … Continue reading →

The way I see it,He came to start a fireIn people’s hearts—Even though he knewThat that sort of thingWould only ever really Interest a few.

When a person is the giving sort,But not the forgiving sort,He can only enjoy giving to thoseOf whom he approves. But when he learns to forgive,He can give to anybody.

What the Party simply cannot seem to understand is that its own failures and errors are a substantial obstacle to the progress of whatever good is in its own platform. Let me repeat that: It’s own failures and errors are … Continue reading →

For as long as a man is clumsy with details and free-handed with his “proofs” of things, you may still be able to help him understand a topic better, but you’ll always be working against that unruly undertow in his … Continue reading →

The old man is still alive on the outside—And you can tell it because he is breathing. And he’s still alive on the inside—Which you can tell because he is learning.

It’s funny how a life lessonThat I ignored as a childCan still be sittingExactly where I left it,Waiting for me finallyTo pick it up and Start learning it. I was mad at it, I suppose,But now, it seems to be … Continue reading →

The vainglory of teaching has allured so manyWho don’t yet understand the subject matter. They go on and on about thingsThey have never vetted—and never will vet—For they have already got what they wanted—To stand in the place of honor.

Is there any religion today—or any subset therefore—that calls upon its members to pretend?