Below is a collection of Dr. McGlaughlin’s most recent observations (500+). Most of these observations are made throughout the course of everyday life, captured by dictation, and added to FlintsNotes.com. You can read more about the observation capture process here. The content here changes 5 days a week, so be sure to check back often. Also, feel free to leave a comment in the comments section of each observation.

October 16, 2008

On Inadequate Ministry (Jeremiah 6:14)

Jeremiah 6:14 says: “They dress the wounds of my people as though they were not serious, ‘peace, peace’ they would say when there is no peace.” […]
October 15, 2008

On Discerning What God Wants in Your Life

I suspect that there is a point in time when your seeking for what God wants is superseded by something that you desperately want for God. […]
October 14, 2008

On Planning and Decision Making From Proverbs 11:3

Scripture says, “The integrity of the upright guides them. . .” The older I get the more this maxim helps me. Most of the decisions we […]
October 11, 2008

On Starting a Fire With No Matches

Over the years I have looked for many sources of tinder. Here in Florida the palmetto or cabbage palm are superb. I find that I can […]
October 10, 2008

On Genesis 22

Yet again I have been studying Genesis 22. It seems to me that most of the philosophical investigations of this story miss the mark. If this […]
October 9, 2008

On the Close Connection between Fear and Worship

There is a close, if counter-intuitive relationship between fear and worship. The possibility of the ultimate inspires a kind of awe. How can it be less? […]
October 8, 2008

On Isaiah 61:1

Matthew sees three primary works of Christ or offices of Christ from this passage (Isaiah 61:1): preacher, healer, and deliverer. He mentions a fourth and fifth, […]