Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Leukemia: Humbled To Be Found Worthy

Posted on 07/09/2011 by Paul Pavao

This post won’t go up until July 9. By then I should be in the hospital, just finishing chemo, with no bone marrow and no immune system, and starting a 4-6 week recovery. My 50th birthday is July 11. Happy … Continue reading →

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The Attack of the Cloned Mutant Giants

Posted on 07/07/2011 by Paul Pavao

Note: This post ignores all the questions about what the body of Christ is. This applies whether you’re including everyone who claims to be Christian and all churches that claim to be churches or not. Further note: While most of … Continue reading →

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Yippee! I Have Leukemia!

Posted on 06/28/2011 by Paul Pavao

As I write this on June 25, I only have a preliminary diagnosis from my family doctor of Leukemia. It’s Saturday, and I have an appointment with the cancer center in Corinth, MS on Monday to confirm the diagnosis and … Continue reading →

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Religious Arguments

Posted on 05/31/2011 by Paul Pavao

Today I got an email from someone that left no return address. It was about gnosticism, a deviation from early Christianity that is enjoying a bit of a revival today, but not in its original form. (Click the link to … Continue reading →

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Stopping To Smell the Flowers

Posted on 05/20/2011 by Paul Pavao

Thank God for wonderful, incredible, influential people like Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, and even Martin Luther. They stood in them middle of the way and cried out for truth, even when people were purposely trying to run them over. … Continue reading →

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Love Wins by Rob Bell

Posted on 05/18/2011 by Paul Pavao

I’ve been reading Love Wins by Rob Bell. I’m 89% done (percentage courtesy of Kindle). ***I wrote this a week ago; I’m finished with the book now.*** Originally I was not going to blog about it. After all, a thousand … Continue reading →

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Looking for the Kingdom of God

Posted on 04/21/2011 by Paul Pavao

One of the things that has always stood out to me about God is how he takes sides. Me, I honor peace-making in all situations. I’m always looking for a way to reconcile everybody, and I’m very slow to pick … Continue reading →

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How to Pick an Excellent Wife

Posted on 04/19/2011 by Paul Pavao

I was at a wedding a couple weeks ago, and something someone said got me to thinking about the qualities of a good wife. If I were to give advice to someone—my sons, for example—about what constitutes a good wife, … Continue reading →

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The World’s Worst “Wife Birthday” Card

Posted on 04/18/2011 by Paul Pavao

Today I found the worst “wife birthday” card ever. I was at WalMart (yes, I confess I was shopping at Corporate Evil HQ) for a birthday card for my wife, and I found one that said … Well, I’ll have … Continue reading →

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Making Christian History Exciting and Interesting

Posted on 04/08/2011 by Paul Pavao

This is a shameless, self-promotion of my ebook. It’s a reprint of my Christian History Newsletter. I’m allowing myself to do both because the general reaction to the ebook—It’s a full-fledged 440-page book on the Council of Nicea—has been surprise … Continue reading →

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