A few days ago, the British Broadcasting Service carried a feature article on the monster that we know as Amazon. Not the river or the rainforest but the Jeff Bezos version of it. The article sounded the alarm about a tech giant that set about building a data machine that simulates omniscience. It paints a…
Month: February 2020
Money Is A Very Useful Servant
My guess is that you don’t need me to tell you that money is a very useful servant. You use it daily to satisfy several of your desires. What may be new to you is that money is a terrible master. Unfortunately for most of us, we submit ourselves to money because we love it…
Control Is Commonly An Illusion
She was on TV the other day, sobbing inconsolably. When she finally composed herself sufficiently to speak, her words were a shock. At least, to me, because I have always known that control is commonly an illusion. The deception endures from one generation to another, regardless of how often we discover that is a myth….
Start Enjoying God Instead Of Using Him
The Anglican prayer book contains an interesting but very accurate concept. It claims that we were created to enjoy God. On the other hand, I remember John Hagee preaching that people should stop using other people for their personal gains. I have since discovered that the one we use the most to achieve our goals…