Archive for November 2009

36. Drumbeats, Warnings, Free Markets, and the Flesh

Recording on Tuesday because of an early Thanksgiving; getting ready to celebrate my parents’ 60th wedding anniversary; reviewing the Frontline episode “The Warning” and conflict between Alan Greenspan and Brooksley Born; highlighting the danger of ignoring the dual natures of humans. (CORRECTIONS: It’s my wife’s brother not my sister’s brother and Born was president of […]

35. Clubs, Hugs, God, and Hell

Watching a Larry King interview with Joel Osteen on YouTube; acknowledging the unknown twilight between life and death; imagining God’s embrace of all humanity; allowing God to introduce His Son to anyone He chooses.

34. Eden, Chaos, Nature and Suffering

Discussing the chaotic world as the final initiator of our suffering and offering reasons why God created the world as it is.

33. Chorus Lines, Perpetrators, Slumdogs and Suffering

Admitting to the complaints that slip from my tongue;  acknowledging the existence of those who cause pain and suffering in others; illustrating the cheapness of life in Asia and asserting that those who inflict pain are nonetheless exercising their free will; and suggesting even in this case God will not revoke our freewill.