by Jeremy | Mar 2, 2013 | Sabbath Thoughts
August 23, 1973 was a normal day at work for employees of Stockholm, Sweden’s Kreditbanken—normal, at least, until Jan-Erik Olsson entered the bank with a gun. For six days, he and his friend Clark Olofsson held four employees of the bank hostage while making the...
by Jeremy | Feb 23, 2013 | Sabbath Thoughts
After some 6,000 years of human history, I think we should all be able to agree: Humanity has no idea what it’s doing. There are some who would argue that point, though. And understandably—just look at all we’ve accomplished in six short millennia! We’ve harnessed the...
by Jeremy | Feb 16, 2013 | Sabbath Thoughts
My “SERVICE ENGINE SOON” light came on today. I hate that light. It is probably the most evil light in the world. That one light can mean everything from “Your fuel cap isn’t on tight enough” to “In less than two hours, your entire car is primed to explode,” and I...
by Jeremy | Feb 9, 2013 | Sabbath Thoughts
“I certainly have not the talent which some people possess,” said Darcy, “of conversing easily with those I have never seen before. I cannot catch their tone of conversation, or appear interested in their concerns, as I often see done.” “My fingers,” said Elizabeth,...
by Jeremy | Jan 26, 2013 | Sabbath Thoughts
In the world of my two-year-old nephew Mark, there are few things in life that rival the joy of a box of Hot Wheel cars or a set of trains sitting atop a wooden track. He can keep himself busy for hours on some imaginary adventure with his favorite die-cast...
