Posts from January 2020

What’s your preference? The above might be categorized as, “Questions never asked by God.” It’s a question present within our institutional congregations, maybe, but I can’t find a place in God’s Word where He’s told us to list our preferences. I think the closest Word could be Psalm 37.4, “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.” but that still seems miles from the superficiality and potential selfishness of preferences. The Christian’s mission…

So, I was showing off the latest option in my new Chevrolet Impala. It was called, “Onstar.” All I had to do was press a button on my dash and a real human would answer and say, “Hello Mr. Galik, what directions can I provide today?” (or something like that). I gave the voice coming from my dash the name of my destination – which was a Country Club where my son Dave and his new wife Ann were having…

What happens when light encounters darkness? Part 1: Darkness Dissipates Where does the darkness go when you turn on the light? Darkness has no properties; no mass; no substance. It only exists in the absence of light, and, as such, cannot influence the light. These thoughts may sound like the rudiments of a physics class discussion, but it will actually be a part of the sacred conversation we call worship beginning this Sunday. Darkness vs Light is an ancient Biblical…