So we got the results of the pathology report back, and we are most grateful to God. Many thanks to all of you who supported us with your prayers. We really appreciated the kindness shown by all of you. Now tumors can be entirely benign, which this one wasn’t. But in the genus of cancerous …
Gratitude & Update
So I am sitting in a hotel across the street from the hospital, typing with my forefinger on my trusty iPad. The fact that I am doing so means that the surgery turned out to be an outpatient procedure, which is what we in our household call “ fun beans.” I didn’t have to stay …
And So Prayer Is Appreciated
I want to thank all of you for the outpouring of support since I announced that I needed to have a small cancerous tumor removed from my left jaw. We really appreciate your kindness. The tumor is back near the ear, and its removal won’t affect the beard, or so the doctor says. Our next …
The Obedience of Cancer
Introduction: If God governs the world—as He does—then this means that all things must be obedient to Him. But there is another side to this, leaving us with an antimony. We know for a fact that we live in a sinful world, which means that there are entities and individuals that are disobedient to God. …
The Controversy Interview
How old are you? I am sixty-four. A number of years ago, Christianity Today ran a feature on you entitled “The Controversialist.” Have you always been a controversialist? No, not at all. For about two-thirds of my life, it was relatively free of controversy. And in the last third of my life—where that has not …
Not Nearly Enough Paper Towels
In some ways the question is like asking why I breathe. It can be answered on different levels. I could attempt a scientific answer, and talk about the importance of oxygen for the body. I could provide an existential answer, and say that breathing is not something one chooses; it is something one just does. …
THE Interview
A hard-hitting Interview of DJW by DJW: Only one interviewer could possibly get to the really awkward questions . . . Me: Where were you born? Me: In San Diego, at the Balboa Naval Hospital. Me: And when was this? Me: In June of 1953. I am 64 years old. In brief, I should know …
Mere Gratitude
So it is time for a more expansive update on how Nate is doing, along with an expression of our profound gratitude. “Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits” (Ps. 103:2). Nate had his surgery last Tuesday. We reported on all of that at the time, but here are some …
A Duck-billed Platitude
I have often said that I write for the same reason that dogs bark. Ah, someone might reply, but why do you write the way you do? There are two ways to describe this “way” of writing, the first using words like zest, verve, color, and manly courage, and the second being a detailed description …
The Invisible Mainspring of Human Conflict
Introduction: And now for a little intellectual history—my own, that is. This can be read by friend and foe alike with edifying pleasure. My friends can discover how I learned these wonderful things and my foes can discover what messed me up so bad. First consider the base coat of my theological assumptions that were …