Wikipedia says about the novel Housekeeping, Housekeeping is a novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson. It was published in 1980, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and given the PEN/Hemingway Award for best first novel. In 2003, the Guardian Unlimited named Housekeeping one of the 100 greatest novels of all time, describing [...]
Blessed be the name of the Lord. [Job 1:21] God, in His mercy, took away the person who escorted me towards Him. I had no idea how my life was about to change when God began drawing me to Him in 1980. I had decades of tribulation ahead before my heavenly Father would be finished [...]
The 13 minute video about democracy at the end of this post, on The Story of Your Enslavement,¹ claims to say how we can finally become free from enslavement. It is correct in saying how we are enslaved. It does happen because of the fear of future loss and death. Most definitely, the fear of [...]
Back in January of 1995, while searching for a movie to rent in a local video rental store (before I knew about Aspergers), I prayed for God to show me what He would like me to experience watching. Minutes later, I found the movie “A Dangerous Woman” on the shelf. On the back of the [...]
To the same measure we love our enemies is the same measure we value Christ’s love. Love is proven not by how we treat our friends, but how we treat those who oppose us. God loves those who deserve to be judged and condemned. In His eyes, we all deserve to be judged and condemned. [...]
Three weeks ago, I published How Unsuccessful People Deal with Aspergers. I was unsuccessful at achieving my goal with that post. Hopefully, this time I will be successful. There are two things I’m aiming for now. The first is to clarify my definition of success. It is not the same thing as achievement. The second [...]
When a pastor says that Aspergers is something psychologists made up, isn’t real, and only exists in the imagination, that is not being kind or helpful. It does not provoke NT Christians to love Aspie Christians. It provokes them to excuse themselves from getting to personally know an Aspie. It gives them something to use [...]
Reinhold Niebuhr began saying the Serenity Prayer (in 1936?) as follows: Father, give us courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know the one from the other. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway [...]
“Amazing Grace” is a Christian hymn written by English poet and clergyman John Newton (1725–1807), published in 1779. “Amazing Grace” is also a true inspirational biography drama (released in 2006) of 18th century abolitionist William Wilberforce maneuvering his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade. Last weekend was the first time [...]
As wonderful as the King James Version of the Bible is, it’s not without its imperfections (no Bible translation is 100% perfect). One particular verse that provides those with a legalistic and judgmental spirit toward others to accuse innocent Christians of wrongdoing is 1Thessalonians 5:22. This is a good reason why Christians should always study [...]
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