No Principle but Commercialism, No Patriotism but of the Pocket – Mark Twain
Mark Twain wrote out of experience of the decades just before the twentieth century began. Back...
Mark Twain wrote out of experience of the decades just before the twentieth century began. Back...
I fear the spirit of melancholy and constraint. -unknown Those negative, controlling,...
“Over and against these senseless modern myths … there is the “myth” of...
Politics, Public Life, and Spiritual Development, for Christ-Followers
Here’s another example of the misunderstanding and misuse of Scripture by the...
He said, “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord’ but do not do what I say?” Maybe...
I fear the spirit of melancholy and constraint. -unknown Those negative, controlling,...
I fear the spirit of melancholy and constraint. -unknown Those negative, controlling,...
Hypocrisy or insincerity is the first thing to guard against in prayer. Beware not to say what you...
The Work of Christmas Begins When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is...
There is absolutely nothing in what Jesus himself or his early followers taught that...
It’s about Christ – so it’s really a holiday (holy day) for any who love Christ. How could we...
Nerd alert! This is a list that used to be behind the quote widget on the upper right of the page....
Mark Twain wrote out of experience of the decades just before the twentieth century began. Back...
This prayer is online in a number of places. It was read in our church a while back by a professor...
It might be a good project for each of us – to try to summarize the Sermon on the Mount...
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” – Short Quotes from Martin Luther King’s 2nd...
It’s (almost) THANKSGIVING We appreciate food, and housing, clothes, and transportation. We prize...
This blog was an active Christian Democrat site for a few years in the mid-oughts (around 2005). It seems to be coming back to life in late 2016. I am still a Christian, but not a registered Democrat. The...
“Thank you for your service” – I have heard that often, and I appreciate it. I...
This lists casualties of the Israeli efforts to subdue the Palestinians in two recent months....
These were created on their recent tenth anniversary by a couple who are friends of ours . We have...
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” – Short Quotes from Martin Luther King’s 2nd...
Here’s a very helpful reaction to the article “Why Many Christians Do Not Vote Republican.” Thanks CT for putting things so well. I have added underlines and bolding. This is a great article. Although I am not American, if...
In pretty much his last words to the American people, Abraham Lincoln began the wrap-up of his Second Inaugural Address with these famous, beautiful ideals: With malice toward none, with charity for all . . . And I think he...
Here’s my ex-temp ramble in response to the line “momentum succumbs to entropy” seen elsewhere … “On the one hand … but then on the other hand …” + and you can say entropy succumbs...
[You can sign this covenant online at the Sojourners site. I have added underlines and bolds to the version below.] How good and pleasant it is when the people of God live together in unity. -Psalm 133:1 As Christian pastors and...
How many times this winter did you witness something like this: you’re watching the snow fall straight east instead of to the ground and someone says, “Wow, that’s a hot batch of global warming isn’t...
Here’s an Australian paper quoting today from a speech by the French President (Nicolas Sarkozy) at Columbia University (New York City). Welcome to the club of states who don’t turn their back on the sick and the...
Some things cost money; we MUST put out some shekels one way or another for some of what we want or need. That’s part of living in human society. So to say we should not have health care reform because it will cost some...
We can support policies that actually tend to reduce abortions in the short run. Or we can adopt a political strategy of taking over every branch of government with like-minded politicians so we can (try to) use the long arm of...
Here’s my wife Connie’s response to a relative who thinks Obama loves to see babies die, and argues that almost all abortions are done for the convenience of the mother. We could rant about this for a long time, but I think...
Douglas W. Kmiec is a prominent Republican and committed Roman Catholic. He was head of the Office of Legal Counsel for Presidents Reagan and the first Bush. He became notorious for coming out in support of then-Senator...
This is my response to a comment about a certain church’s Christian – or Biblical – Worldview training. The original post was at “SlopeSitter’s” new blog. Hey, nice to find this blog!...