Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
What’s Past Is Prologue
We have heard it said that “Experience is the best teacher” to which I add, “especially when it is someone else’s experience.” That is, we need not repeat the mistakes of others, and can benefit from their accomplishments, if we wisely learn from those who have gone before. In addition to the “experience” adage we…
Read MoreHelp Wanted
Right after graduating from college I enrolled in seminary to pursue a master’s degree. At the time I also became engaged to the young lady I would marry. I needed an increase in income to match my increasing financial obligations, so I applied for a job at a textile mill not far from my school.…
Read MoreAre You in the Wrong War?
I had the great privilege of being raised in Sunday School. Among the songs I still remember was “I’m in the Lord’s Army”: I may never march in the infantry Ride in the cavalry Shoot the artillery I may never fly o’er the enemy But I’m in the Lord’s army (Yes, sir!) [All done with…
Read MorePeople of the Book: Which Book?
Bobby Howell’s piece yesterday suggested to me an article I wrote last fall, “Why Are the Politicians I Like So Disappointing?” In that article, I observed (from listening to conservative political podcasts) how dependent conservative politicians are on Natural Law. Natural Law is almost a synonym for General Revelation, that is, God’s revelation of himself…
Read MoreConcerns about a Post-Equality Act World
I was in the fourth grade and we had a bully in our school that loves to pick on us. His name was Bobby. Bobby was an 8th grader. He came from a very poor broken home. Our bus would stop and pick him up from the school bus he literally lived in. We hated…
Read MoreThe Equality Act = Discrimination Against Christians
Like never before, an assault against Biblical Christianity, the church, the family, and our children in America exists today. Those who defy God’s Word regarding our sexual identity are in power and preying on the curiosity of precious children and luring them to experiment in ways that would destroy their lives. Dr. Ben Carson, brilliant…
Read MoreChristianity and the Alt-Right
The old dictum says that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I disagree. A friend is someone who values and honors what I value. An enemy is someone who destroys or debases what I value. It is quite possible for an enemy of my enemy to destroy or debase what I value. The…
Read MoreWho’s Holding Your Breath?
As I write this, we are anxiously anticipating the results of the national elections in the United States. It’s Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and today will undoubtedly be like many other election days. Filled with political pontifications and exit polls, analysis will run late into the evening. Over the years, people have expressed their anxious…
Read MoreExecutive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping: An Episode in the Culture War
Our culture finds itself in an ideological civil war. Today, political forces exist who hold views against authority and traditional values of home, faith, and country. These forces promote activity that attack the very institutions on which our society rests. In the last few months we all saw the explosion of violent protests, demanding some…
Read More“We Hold These Truths to Be Self Evident”
What Does Genesis 1– 3 Have to Do with Our System of Government? If you want to get into a heated argument, go to a political message board and assert that America is a “Christian nation.” That question is not only an emotional one, but it is fraught with difficulties, not the least of which…
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