It’s a Matter of Perspective

It’s a Matter of Perspective

by | Apr 4, 2022 | A c. of attitude, Cost, Interpreting circumstances differently, Many things are r., Perspective, Piano tuning, Professional services, Relative, Seeing things in a new light, The c. of things is relative

“$165 to tune a piano!” the pleasant voice over the phoned said as though that was pocket money for a Tuesday. Since I can remember when it cost $45, this price seemed high. After determining the availability of this piano tuner (if worst came to worst), I called a...
Not Changing Made Us Look Foolish (Part 3 of 3)

Not Changing Made Us Look Foolish (Part 3 of 3)

by | Jan 19, 2021 | Change (s, ing, ed), Guilty, Martin Luther King, Political mud-slinging, President Richard Nixon, President Richard Nixon was G., Race Relations, Slander, The Gospel Does Not C., Vietnam

Living in America in the 1960s and 1970s we experienced the three events/personalities listed below.  Only years later do we understand that: 1.  Vietnam was a mistake.  Or the way the war was conducted was.  America was lied to by its leaders, yet...
Change Was Difficult (Part 2 of 3)

Change Was Difficult (Part 2 of 3)

by | Jan 14, 2021 | Acts 2, Backsliding, Change (s, ing, ed), Church culture wars, Galations 2 - Peter Withdrew From Gentile Christians, Law shifting to grace, Peter, Peter slow to c., Providential timing and vision required to convince Peter to change, Social upheaval, Uncategorized

The shift from law living to grace living . . .  from Hebrew Christianity (still with one foot in their native Jewishness)   to  “Come-on-in-all-you-Gentiles-absolutely-free” required a lot of print (Acts 10, 11 & some in 15).  It seems like...
We Should Have Changed

We Should Have Changed

by | Jan 9, 2021 | America’s a.i. did not change, Auto Industry, Can’t do without, Change (s, ing, ed), Enjoying the c. to modern conveniences, General Motors, Mighty G.M. did not c., Mighty G.M. did not change, The house of Saul c. to the house of David, What we get used to and then c.d.w.

Change was in the air The house of Saul was fading; David was growing stronger by the day as more and more men declared their allegiance to him (I Chronicles 12). Among those who came over were “the men of Issachar who understood the times and knew what Israel should...
Law Moving Over for Grace

Law Moving Over for Grace

by | Oct 26, 2020 | Airpower, Battling for an idea whose time had come, Billy Mitchell, Out with the old, in with the new, Persecuting those we should thank, Reluctance to Change, Status quo entrenchment, Taking on One's Superiors, The Development of Airpower, World War I vs. World War II

Illustrated by the Navy Establishment Moving Over for Airpower In the early days of the airplane, few predicted it would ever play a part in warfare. Early models were fragile – canvas and wood held together by wire and powered by lawnmower-sized engines.  Pilot...