Author Archives: Arlan

Unity is not fear of separation

I made some comments on Alan Knox’s blog that captured most of what I wanted to say following yesterday’s post here.


Return to Church

In the conventional history of Christianity, first their were Catholics and then there were Protestants. The Protestants are just now giving way, but whether they have surrendered to the Humanists or to the Emergents we cannot yet say. However, the conventional history ignores the Greek Orthodox, fails to consider the indefinable rabble of Christianity before it got organized, and won’t Read More


Paintball

Shortly before I moved I went with some friends to a paintball course. Up to that time I had never experienced paintball. It sounded like fun. I was taken aback by the cost of the actual paintballs, but it was something of a farewell party, in my mind at least, and I didn’t want to hold back on the occasion. Read More


Knowing Better

Saturday I took the GMAT. They send you an e-mail the day before warning you that you won’t be allowed to take the test if there is any discrepancy with your ID. I checked to make sure my driver’s license matched the name on the receipt and all was well. At the test center, though, it turned out that my Read More