C.H.E. Sadaphal's Blog, page 37

THE UNIVERSAL BLUEPRINT

As anyone becomes more involved in biblical study, the more they’ll discover the richness involved in the text, and its pervasive application to our everyday lives. What the Bible is not is an ancient text pertinent only to a remote,…Read more ›

A LESSON UNLEARNED

The upside of failure is that it allows us to visualize what steps and actions we have taken and the adverse consequences that have resulted from these actions—essentially we know what not to do again, cognizant of the unfortunate results.…Read more ›

INVERSION

The world has officially entered into a state of lunacy and chaos characterized by an ever-expanding sphere of inversion and double-speak—the “powers that be” have redefined reality in order to suit their own ends while the people subjugated to their…Read more ›

THE FINE LINE

Just the other day, when I was reading the weekend edition of the New York Times, I just happened to glance at the front cover of the Arts section only to feel shocked and dismayed at the cover story’s subject…Read more ›

TRUE GRIT

♦♦♦♦ (of 5) The bottom line: a must-read for any parent, parent-to-be or educator who seeks the best for the children in their care. This title was recommended to me by a family member who works in education and I…Read more ›

THE SLIDING SCALE

The concept of intent often proves to create an interesting moral dilemma when we contemplate the instances of when bad things happen. Society tends to use a sliding scale of judgment when attempting to rationalize the intent of a person,…Read more ›

CAUSE AND EFFECT

During one of my frequent moments of reflection recently, it dawned upon me that we live in an age where the common citizen suffers from a mental disorder of “global acceptance”—people overwhelmingly lay down and accept the common explanations for…Read more ›

LIBERTARIANISM IN PRACTICE

For those of you who have being reading the blog thus far, you have quickly come to realize that I am an avid fan of libertarianism and the degree of freedom and liberty that it allows to its followers. This…Read more ›

THE DEFINITION OF ME

On Thursday June 13th, the 1,400 voting members of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) voted (with more than 60% in favor) to allow openly gay scouts to participate in the organization while maintaining its ban on gay and lesbian…Read more ›

THE ACQUITTAL

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, then you know by now that a jury recently found George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin, the young (and incidentally, black) teenager who found himself inside a gated Florida community one…Read more ›