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 The Stanford Law Review not her senior class!!)
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.
Discussing the chaotic world as the final initiator of our suffering and offering reasons why God created the world as it is.
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.
Recalling the celebration of my mom’s 83rd birthday; pondering a person’s final destination and the relationship of God to the world; beginning the talk on the three classes of suffering and their relationship to free will; being inspired by Nick Vujicic.
Celebrating 21 days without complaining, criticizing or gossiping (with a little grace); pondering the incredible story of Louise Ogborn at MacDonalds; remembering the Milgram experiment; highlighting the importance of cherishing your free will.
Celebrating a bit of grace in the quest to go 21 days without complaining; exploring the fascinating propositions of fractals and their amazingly efficient usage in nature. (Actually “Cohc” is spelled “Koch”!!!)
Examining the Roman Polanski affair; examining the David Letterman affair; objecting to the assumption that “men are men”; and learning to treat women as human beings instead of tools
Admitting to a cold; reviewing a wonderful visit with a missionary; remember a wise repairman; contrasting a weighty theological discussion and the simplicity of living a life of love.
Restarting after a technical glitch during the last recording; investigating the term “Food Porn”; listing the methods and motivations of the pornography industry and its effects on its consumers; reviewing the assertions in The End of Overeating; listing the methods and motivations of the food industry and its effects on its consumers; a challenge to review our consumption habits.
