• Olympics, National Elections, and Heaven | Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 01 2008

    In this Olympic and election year, I’ve been thinking again about the way competition surfaces in every area of our lives. It shows up not only in sports, but in education, business, and science. Media networks compete for ratings, religious groups for our minds and hearts, politicians for our votes, and companies for our money.

    In [...]

  • Power Down | Posted by Mart De Haan on Jul 03 2008

    Was our turn to get hit with a strong line of thunderstorms moving across Lake Michigan. Power went down at the house yesterday afternoon about the time a bolt of lightning ripped the bark off of a neighbor’s tree.
    Got a generator running to keep the sump pump going in our downstairs. First time I’ve had [...]

  • Politically Correct | Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 06 2008

    I’ve been watching the way some of us use the phrase politically correct to characterize the other side in an issue of public debate. As I understand it, many of us use the term PC to refer to the social pressure we feel to accept and respect groups that we think should be opposed or [...]