Tag Archives: perspective

A Grief Revisited

Posted on 13 December 2025 by Nerdy Mess

My apologies, readers, for not posting on my usual Monday. Sadly, this past week was quite the set of challenges. On the sad side, we had to put down our family dog of 9 years. On the other side, a … Continue reading →

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Thankful…Or Just Less Grumpy

Posted on 1 December 2025 by Nerdy Mess

A little candor; recently, my eldest told me, “Dad, don’t take this the wrong way, but I think you complain too much!” I’ll admit, my first thought was to defend myself! “I’m not complaining! There’s just a bunch of idiots … Continue reading →

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Faithful When We Are Faithless

Posted on 25 November 2025 by Nerdy Mess

2 Timothy 2:13 says, “if we are faithless, He remains faithful for He cannot deny Himself.” In one’s walk with Christ, this is a great comfort. By it, we have comfort that our spiritual state does not depend on our … Continue reading →

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The Lies We Tell Ourselves…And The Truth!

Posted on 18 November 2025 by Nerdy Mess

Well, it’s been a long while since I posted last. For that, I apologize! God had intentions to put me through a rough time of dryness, and I just didn’t have anything that I felt was worth saying. Honestly, I’m … Continue reading →

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I’m Afraid To Look – A Poem

Posted on 10 April 2023 by Nerdy Mess

I’m afraid to look at you, just because you’re there! I’m not afraid of you, but I’m afraid I’ll stare! It’s just not proper, not an acceptable thing To stare at someone else, to just be watching.   That’s not … Continue reading →

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The Sins Of The Parent(s)

Posted on 28 November 2022 by Nerdy Mess

There’s a sect of folks in Christianity that believe in what is called “generational sin”. In this view, God visits the sins of parents on their children without the child having committed such sin. An example of this would be … Continue reading →

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Have You Considered My Servant…?

Posted on 21 November 2022 by Nerdy Mess

Often times, when Jesus allows a trial into our lives, we focus on the pain, the loss, the hurt, and the ever-present question “Why me?” It is not often that we think about that fact that before that trial got … Continue reading →

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Men, Fashion, And Our Divine Responsibility

Posted on 7 November 2022 by Nerdy Mess

Recently, I was reading an article regarding women and fashion in tech. The article lamented the struggles of women, in technology, to find ways to dress that weren’t considered inappropriate and/or have some options (like women’s sizes for company/product shirts) … Continue reading →

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Parenting: Humility & The Village

Posted on 26 September 2022 by Nerdy Mess

Let me start this post with a confession: I am not some parenting expert, nor am I a particularly great parent! I will accept that I am a good parent, but I don’t want anyone to believe that I’m some … Continue reading →

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The Linear Cyclicity of History

Posted on 19 September 2022 by Nerdy Mess

“The linear…what? Cyclicity?! Huh? Of History. Ok. You’ve lost me!” Yeah. It’s a mouthful, but I think it paints the perfect word picture. There are a few schools of thought on the path of history, whether it’s linear or cyclical. … Continue reading →

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