by Jason Dykstra | Oct 24, 2024 | Logic, Theology
It’s true. As a kid I was always enthralled with the spinning wheel of lotto balls that eventually allowed enough to escape into the heavenly row determining the winning sequence. But I didn’t care about money or the millions simultaneously glued to their TV and...
by Jason Dykstra | Sep 27, 2024 | Story, Theology
Ahhh. I just had the great privilege of spending some time away in the beauty of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters (and taking a month off from blogging!). It was so beautifully quiet and visually stunning! In the long, serene hours moseying around nature, I listened...
by Jason Dykstra | Jul 20, 2024 | Afterlife, Theology
With the recent passage of July 4 – and before that Memorial Day – I have come to appreciate these days of reflection more and more. The longer I live life without being in the service or police force, the more I feel indebted to them (even after a...
by Jason Dykstra | Jun 30, 2024 | Logic, Theology
Nowadays, you can’t get within a mile of a bookstore without spotting scads of self-help (or “self-care”) titles, and this may be the mother of them all! It offers not one, but fifty different methods to help yourself out of whatever problems you...
by Jason Dykstra | May 22, 2024 | Logic, Practical
Sorry, perhaps a little too much alliteration! Today, I have a confession to make. Maybe this has never happened to you, but I have to admit I caught myself being hypocritical recently. Perhaps we all do things that we say or believe are wrong. If so, we’re all...