Babies in the sky?

     I was traveling home from Hillsboro yesterday when I saw God’s amazing creative hand at work. The sky had beautiful fluffy white clouds painted onto it in different layers. I’m sure all of us at some time have sat, or lain, to gaze at the clouds trying to find different shapes in different… Continue reading Babies in the sky?

Bible Resources for the Blind

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This is not a tutorial in using these products. It’s just a quick list of helpful resources. Bibles, the good, bad and otherwise. Logos. Definitely the most popular and best in the world, but not accessible for screen readers. The same inaccessible results in both PC and Mac. If you have a Logos library, stand… Continue reading Bible Resources for the Blind

Truth and Fiction of CRT 4 Wrapping Up

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The question is whether CRT is being taught in school, and if it is, is it the kind of thing that children should learn? The official response is that it’s a legal framework for law students to analyze racial inequality in the legal system. Great, keep it there. The categories it examines are highly subjective… Continue reading Truth and Fiction of CRT 4 Wrapping Up

Truth and Fiction of CRT 3 Social Diversity

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There are those who claim that CRT is a legal framework and not being taught in schools. As a legal framework, it is not. However, CRT is supercharged with racial and social justice beliefs. Those beliefs have little to do with the law, and despite the call for justice, the demands are one sided, illogical,… Continue reading Truth and Fiction of CRT 3 Social Diversity

Truth and Fiction of CRT 2 Systemic Racism

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Systemic racism. This is one of the top-level tenants in the CRT framework. The idea is to teach that there are racial inequalities built into laws, and how they are enforced and punished. Remember, CRT is a framework intended to be a lens to examine doubtful legal practices. The idea is to challenge all levels… Continue reading Truth and Fiction of CRT 2 Systemic Racism

Truth and Fiction of CRT 1 Background with Racial Problems

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Being a long time electronic repair guy, my first thought on the topic was, “CRT? Cathode Ray Tube? What’s so controversial? Why not just transition to flat screens for television enjoyment?” With all the uproar over it, I figured the acronym was actually something related to the social justice universe. CRT, as it has come… Continue reading Truth and Fiction of CRT 1 Background with Racial Problems

SBC Defense and Observations

I notice the many attacks on the SBC lately on the Christian Podcast Community. Many rightly so. I notice the nearly 50-50 split mirrors the kind of political split in American politics. Regardless of the leftward shift, for many churches and individuals in the SBC, it really won’t matter, and others won’t consider leaving. Even… Continue reading SBC Defense and Observations

My Viral Need Seems to be Vaccinated. Lend Me a Hand and Make Me Sick

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Or, The Roof is Caving In What makes an item on the Internet go viral? I’ll get to the point. I have a personal need and hate to even publicize it. The conventional wisdom is to dive into the world of Crowdfunding, but I don’t have all that big of followership, and certainly not a… Continue reading My Viral Need Seems to be Vaccinated. Lend Me a Hand and Make Me Sick

Important Update for Folks with Email Accounts on My Server

The site was recently migrated, and some things have broken. If you’re having trouble with your email, visit my Info Page for details on how to fix it. It may fix itself with time, but if not, visit the page and follow the instructions. If you aren’t using secure settings, please remove the email account… Continue reading Important Update for Folks with Email Accounts on My Server

Answers to Test Questions Compiled by Music Teachers

From the Missouri School Music Newsletter, these are answers to test questions compiled by music teachers. Agnus Dei was a woman composer famous for her church music. A refrain in music is the part you better not try to sing. A virtuoso is a musician with real high morals. John Sebastian Bach died from 1750… Continue reading Answers to Test Questions Compiled by Music Teachers