Historical Devotions

Every time an election year comes along, the same refrain is typically heard echoing along the halls of America’s schools, offices, and homes.

“One vote won’t make a difference.”

“One person can’t possibly change anything.”

One can hear an equal number of people refuting these statements. It seems people are locked in an eternal struggle over the impact one single person can have on something bigger than themself.

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Forgive the bad pun in the title, I couldn’t resist myself! The following is a brief thought I had after reading a book on World War II code-breaking (the $20 word is cryptanalysis). Allow me to give you a brief history lesson.



In World War II, Nazi Germany used a machine called “Enigma” to encode secret messages from the German High Command to the various Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, and Kriegsmarine...

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I, like many people in this world, have an analytical brain. This means that I think differently than most people. It is therefore harder for me to relate to certain things, because they have little to no analytical content. This blog, and the devotions within, are simply my attempt to bring a different viewpoint to extremely important topics.

Let’s get one thing straight, before I begin. I don’t claim to be a theologian. I have tried to be impartial, and only give comparisons, metaphors,...

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