This post was originally written on 9/17/2020. This week I’ve seen a handful of posts trying to figure out what Jesus’ skin color was. One that stuck out was a rendering of what Jesus might have looked like, generated by a computer algorithm that had been fed historical records. The…

On the “But I have a black friend!” defense — Middle school students are wonderful. They have this endearing way of illustrating the depravity of man. You make a set of rules for them, and they will follow it to the letter. …

“Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.” 1 John 3:15 “Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. …

Mercy Triumphs over Judgement — “What has been done in broad daylight, must be judged in broad daylight. But not by the governments, or the courts. No, the government itself would never bring justice for cases such as this. And so, we gather here today to secure our own justice. That this could happen in…

The Failure of Salvation by Justice — “Hold your breath, these things come in threes…” In the wake of the deaths of George Floyd in Minnesota, Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, and Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, America’s racial tensions are once again at the forefront of our headlines. Only six years ago, our country was locked in a…

Just thought I’d scribble a few notes down from a small PCB I designed last month. This will be a touch less “polished” than my usual writing, I’m just getting some thoughts out. A few months back, I dug out my software defined radio out to poke at some old…

Venting my frustrations about new web standards — A story cropped up this morning on my feed. Someone had discovered that while visiting eBay, their web browser was running a port scan on localhost with WebSockets. Presumably, the browser fed that information back to eBay, so they could do a risk assessment of some sort. …

Unpacking the wild claims about Hobby Lobby’s Visions from God — Everyone hop on the judgement wagon, it’s time to judge Hobby Lobby in the court of Social Media. Make sure you bring your rocks and “Share” buttons, we’re gonna have an old fashioned stoning for a business caught in adultry with capitalism. If you’re so inclined, here’s your first rock…

How the promise of unlimited betterment shapes our response to COVID-19 — I’ve been trying to write something about the Coronavirus for a few days now. Writing has been a wonderful outlet for stress and upset, but I’ve struggled to piece anything together for over a week. …