BP55 The country known today as the Netherlands has always been at war. This war is not against human foes, but against liquid enemies: the salty waters of the stormy…

BP54 Do you know the song, What a Wonderful World? Written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, it was first and famously recorded by Louis Armstrong. The lyrics refer…

BP53 It’s been 25 years . . . since my best friend died of colon cancer. She was 25 years old. They said the odds were greater than one in…

BP52 (It is highly recommended that you read BP51 prior to this post) In BP51, we looked at 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 with a view toward identifying some of the ways…

BP 51 Some of you may remember in J.R. Tolkien’s, the Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, that the people of Rohan were under dire threat from the wicked…

BP50 Truth is so obscured nowadays and lies so well established that unless we love the truth, we shall never recognize it ~ Blaise Pascal What is reality anyway? Do…

BP49 When I was a teenager, I remember watching Star Trek every afternoon when I came home from school. I am talking about the original series here, not the many…

BP48 Samantha heard it and felt it before she saw it. At first, she thought it was a train. But that could not be possible—there wasn’t a railroad within five…

BP47 I live in the same small village my parents lived in--and my grandparents and my great grandparents. I’ve heard some people say that it is dark here in our…

BP46 I am coming to realize that hate resides in me. I hate unpredictability. I hate authority. I hate being told what to do. I hate feeling powerless and small…