Political And Social Correctness Are Real Threats To Free Speech Excuse me? After working in the field of community social services for over 35 years, I can honestly say that the level of ‘sensitivity’ for people’s issues has come a long way. In fact, it is my opinion that political and social correctness has now surpassed its purpose, and has …
By Ron Murdock I found it’s a wise idea to avoid getting into a rebound relationship. The reason I have for this is that most of us could use a break between the old relationship and the new one. Plus it gives you time to deal with any ill feelings that developed during the previous relationship and its breakup. The …
By Ron Murdock Did I expect the God of Writing to invite me up to his penthouse suite, sweep all the crap off his desk and offer me a seat? – Sy Safransky Writing is a learning process, a craft that needs to be developed; the more insight a person has, the better author they will become. Suggestions are a …
By Ron Murdock ‘I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don’t know the answer.’ – Douglas Adam ‘It is not death that a man should fear but he should fear never never beginning to live.’ – Marcus Aurelius What happens after the moment of death is probably the most asked question in human history. There must …
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. – Carl Sagan After reading Four Blood Moons by John Hagee, I found it to be just another end of the world as we know it ‘prophecy’. There has been so many of these predictions that I no longer believe any of them will come true. Or, the information is so vague anything can be …
Time To Reconnect With The Holy Spirit By Ron Murdock ‘The God whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God who does a wholesale not a retail business. ‘He’ cannot accommodate “His’ processes to the convenience of individuals.’ – William James I think it’s time to reconnect with the Holy Spirit, also known as the …
Mental Wanderings And Random Thoughts | Part 14 By Ron Murdock – The way people forage for food in garbage containers, you’d think they’re a new chain of grocery stores called ‘Dumpster Super Markets’. – There’s a huge difference between learning and re-education. Learning is being naturally curious about things around you and how they work. Re-education is just another …
Presenting The Enhanced Human Being By Ron Murdock I came across an article about an enhanced human being on the Onion website that made me chuckle. The plot was that scientists are wanting to introduce a small group of ‘normal, well-adjusted humans’ into society. Now, how scientists will go about doing this remains open to speculation. Who knows what normal …
It has been said for centuries that dogs are man’s best ‘friend’, and there’s been a heap of times dogs proved that they are, with countless lives saved by canine courage and companionship. Horses also share this distinction with dogs. However, man’s best ‘teacher’ has to go to those fabulous furry felines whom we think so much of, and who …