Tag Archives: From the Capn’s Pen

Quick Thought – Friday, March 28, 2025: God is NOT Dead

Posted on March 28, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Friedrich Nietzsche famously declared that God was dead, believing modern man had pushed faith aside. But history did not prove God absent—it proved man mortal. Psalm 14 reminds us that while human hearts may deny Him, God remains alive, sovereign, and eternal. Continue reading →

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The Question I Pretend Not to Hear

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

In my classroom every request has to include one simple word: please. Without it, I pretend not to hear the question. But there’s one request students ask more than any other — and it always leads to the same series of terrible puns. Continue reading →

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The Job I Almost Didn’t Get

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

After two years of substitute teaching, failed interviews, and near misses, I almost gave up on becoming a teacher. Looking back now, those disappointments weren’t failures at all—they were the closed doors that guided me to the place I was meant to be. Continue reading →

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