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Three Books To Read In 2019

01/28/2019 Terrence Koch Comments 0 Comment

I’m well aware that what I am about to say may upset some of you. Still, I am not afraid to say it.

Over the past year, I have come to prefer reading books digitally instead of in the traditional bound paper format.

I know there are many bibliophiles who bemoan the move to digital, saying it’s destroying the book industry and eliminating jobs. Unless you are a collector, I believe the value of a book is the information it contains, not the paper it is printed on or the ink that forms the words. That same information is relayed regardless of format: paper, digital, or audio. As far as jobs, well that is a complete

Christmas Every Day

12/17/2018 Terrence Koch Comments 0 Comment

One of the reasons I like to fill up at a Wawa store is that they play popular music over the gas pump station speakers. Of course, with it being December, Christmas songs have started to invade the playlist. Earlier this month I heard a song with which I was not familiar. A little research revealed that the name of the song was “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day” (I believe it was the Kylie Minogue version) and the chorus goes like this:

Well I wish it could be Christmas every day
When the kids start singing and the band begins to play
Oh I wish it could be Christmas every day
Let the bells ring out for Christmas

Nothing Demonstrates The Doctrine Of Total Depravity Quite Like A Good Ol’ Zombie Apocalypse

10/31/2018 Terrence Koch Comments 0 Comment

You’ve probably heard people say, “I believe humans are basically good.” Or perhaps, “Children are born innocent (i.e. good) and learn how to be bad.”
God says something different.

“None is righteous, no, not one.” (Rom. 3:10)

“Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.”
(Psalm 51:5)

Reformed churches refer to this as the Doctrine of Total Depravity. While specific teaching differs between denominations, the general understanding is this: when Adam disobeyed God all mankind inherited a sin nature. The result of this is an inclination to make choices that … Read more...

Ordinary Life

10/15/2018 Terrence Koch Comments 0 Comment

Just a Day, Just an ordinary day. – Vanessa Carlton

Several months ago I listened to an interview with Andrew Petiprin on the Steve Brown Etc. podcast. Among other things, Andrew is Canon to the Ordinary at his Episcopal church. In typical SBE fashion, the hosts gave him some good-natured ribbing about that title until the guest explained that the Ordinary is the bishop, or the “one who ordains,” thus making Andrew the assistant to the bishop. What I found interesting in all this was that the word we use for something that is normal and every day is shared with someone who is ordained by God and ordains… Read more...

Lord, Cool It!

10/08/2018 Terrence Koch Comments 0 Comment

It has been a rough couple of months for the Koch household. In August our air conditioning quit. Turned out the unit needed to be replaced. We knew that was coming eventually and had planned for it financially. What was not so great was the fact that it took nine days to diagnose and repair the system. That’s nine days without AC during a hot Florida summer. Fortunately, we had earned enough points to stay in a hotel during that time.

Thirty-six hours after our new AC unit was installed our residence experienced a significant power loss. We weren’t completely without electricity, but lights dimmed,… Read more...

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