Replacing Great Lights


Here is a joke: Q. How many Ph.D.'s does it take to replace a light bulb? A. One. But hundreds can write a Dissertation about it. As far as I know, that is a bierkergaard original.

I changed a couple of light bulbs in the house the other day. As a Ph.D., I have empirical proof, that it only took me to do so. I feel as if I have fulfilled my masculine duty to be a fixer-upper. That is about my upper limit. Light-bulbs. Lina's Dad is an Engineer by-trade so there is no way I can compete. I could probably beat him in hoops 1-1 though, being that I am a foot taller and decades younger. The Zen  Master might surprise me. He could have a sweet three-pointer.  

With the passing of Chuck Colson recently, I was searching for an analogy. When I replaced the light bulbs, I saw a similarity of the passing of a great light. Colson did much good after falling from grace due to the crimes and misdemeanors of the Nixon White House. Colson did prison time and came out of the penal system a new man in Christ. He helped many other prisoners do the same.

It is sad and discouraging to see a man like that pass from the scene that is so dark. Yet, God in the Providence, brings new lights into the darkness to shine. Eric Metaxas, for example, was greatly influenced by Colson's writing, work, and mentoring. And so it goes,  God reigns and replaces. The light shines on.       

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