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...
by Jeremy | Jan 4, 2013 | Sabbath Thoughts
In 1961, members of the United Nations adopted and ratified a treaty called the “Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations,” which sets forward specific rules and regulations on how a foreign country’s embassy is to function inside a host country. This is the document...
by Jeremy | Dec 15, 2012 | Sabbath Thoughts
“You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?” (Psalm 56:8) At approximately 9:30 yesterday morning, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, dressed in black, shattered the glass by the doors of Sandy Hook Elementary School and, using two 9mm...
by Jeremy | Nov 18, 2012 | Sabbath Thoughts
Muscles are peculiar, in that if you want to improve them, you have to rip them. And I don’t mean that in a metaphorical sense. I mean that, quite literally, if you want stronger muscles, you have to cause them acute trauma—that is, work them until they start tearing....
by Jeremy | Nov 10, 2012 | Sabbath Thoughts
“And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord.” It’s not a statement that appears often in the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. In fact, after the kingdom of Israel was split in two, it became an accolade that (when it applied at all) belonged...
