by Gary Simpson | Jul 1, 2022
Way back in 1750, the start of the Industrial Revolution, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was 280 parts per million (ppm). Just over 250 years later in 2005, the levels of carbon dioxide had risen to 380 ppm. As we enter the month of July in the summer...
by Gary Simpson | Jun 25, 2022
“Deportment evolved from the verb deport, meaning “to behave especially in accord with a code,”…” ~ merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportment A code is a system of laws; jurisprudence is the science of law, or a system of laws scientifically...
by Gary Simpson | Jun 19, 2022
Today is Fathers’ Day 2022, and I find myself musing on the fact that I’ve had the privilege of being a Dad to two amazing, model daughters for over half a century. My eldest daughter ushered me into the world of ‘Dad-dom’ waaaay back in 1969. Back then, I was a...
by Gary Simpson | May 27, 2022
“Only in America” – patriotic song lyrics: Only in America Where we dream in red white and blue Yeah we dream as big as we want to Only in America “Only in America” – Urban Dictionary definition: A phrase said when something outrageously stupid or idiotic...
by Gary Simpson | May 2, 2022
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: Love your neighbor as yourself. If you bite and devour each...
by Gary Simpson | Feb 10, 2022
What in God’s green earth does Christian ‘evangelism’ have to do with creation justice? And why, when there is so much else to tackle in this time of climate crisis, pestilence, social upheaval, culture wars and rumors of war is ‘evangelism’ the subject of this...