http://www.ofb.biz/safari/ Commentary, reviews and instructive articles on current events, technology, philosophy, religion, politics and other relevant matters. en-us http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/668.html Ed Hurst The Apostle John warned us the world would naturally hate us. It should then be no surprise that, as I have argued in my previous columns, the West’s way of looking at things might be less than ideal for understanding God and his will for us. Thu, 2 September 2010 5:39:41 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/667.html Dennis E. Powell Some of you may remember when it was a very big deal to make a long-distance telephone call. I have actual photographs of my grandparents, on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary in 1956, at the telephone, the notes on the backs of the pictures saying that they were receiving calls fr... Fri, 27 August 2010 4:9:55 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/666.html Timothy R. Butler Since Motorola’s Droid first arrived last year, the Droid fleet has been expanding at a dizzying pace. Now, just months after the excellent HTC Droid Incredible showed up, Verizon and Motorola have unleashed the Droid X and Droid 2. Over the last few weeks, we put... Thu, 26 August 2010 2:28:40 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/665.html Dennis E. Powell Despite the warmth of the day, swinging the maul down on the hunks of black locust wood was satisfying. In every case, the pieces of log had blown apart with that satisfying sound good wood makes when it’s split.

Then came the hidden knot. Fri, 20 August 2010 21:49:42 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/664.html Timothy R. Butler While traveling from place to place by car is hardly the glamorous thing it once was, it certainly has grown easier. As I went through Southern Missouri twice this week – once going down the Interstate and once back up via the remains of Route 66, I wondered if easier had any relation to be... Fri, 20 August 2010 3:23:36 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/663.html Dennis E. Powell Fame, even great fame, tends to be fleeting. What brings this to mind is last month’s news that Mitch Miller had died. He was 99 years old, so he had a good innings as they say, and that fact must temper our mourning. The chief sadness about his passing is that so little notice was paid to ... Sun, 15 August 2010 12:27:6 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/662.html Jason Kettinger Maybe I am a little biased, but writing a review of a George Strait album feels a little like saying, “Water is very good.” Rarely has a man of only 58 years attained such influence. More than this, he is still at the top, churning out hits routinely and consistently as we speak. ... Sat, 14 August 2010 2:43:14 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/661.html Dennis E. Powell It’s been a month, so I suppose there’s a chance it will hold: after several decades, I’ve quit smoking. Indeed, the last time I’d gone this long without a cigarette I was probably 16 years old. There is nothing that would delight me more than to be able to tell you that i... Fri, 6 August 2010 4:16:54 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/660.html Ed Hurst We might wonder, if it mattered so much, why Paul did not more pointedly address the huge difference between the intellectual culture of the Bible against the rest of the world. His choice not to spend too much time teaching the cultural ba... Thu, 5 August 2010 4:17:35 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/659.html Dennis E. Powell Happy surprises are so rare that when one occurs it’s worth passing along. I had been worried that I was running out of propane. It had been a year or more since the big tank got filled and, glancing at the gauge a few weeks ago I saw it was pretty low. Sat, 31 July 2010 2:37:35 GMT