The Top 5 (May 31)

1) “By Appeasing Rogue Judges, Trump Legitimizes Leftists’ Judicial Coup” (Shawn Fleetwood, Federalist) From the article — Leavitt’s evasive answer prompted Hemingway to once again pressure the press secretary about how the White House intended to fight back against activist judges’ efforts to sabotage the will of the more than 77 million Americans who voted for Trump…

The Top 5 (May 24)

1) “The Messed-Up World of People Who Believe Abortion Is Love” (Ellie Gardey Holmes, American Spectator From the article — Figures like Scarlet A author Katie Watson, as well as the #ShoutYourAbortion movement, remained at the level of arguing that abortion was a great benefit to society in terms of safety and resources. Yet, at this time,…

Reflections on Radical Discipleship (Re-Visited)

Yesterday I was honored to present the sermon at a memorial service for a fellow alumnus of the Christian Brotherhood, Jim Fisher. It was a duty greatly ennobled by Claire and I spending time  a couple of days earlier with his remarkable family. They all represented very persuasive evidence of the sincerity and depth of…

General Patton on “Defensive” Warfare

“While the command post was at Etain, I visited the Verdun battlefields of World War One, particularly Fort Douaumont. This is a magnificent, though futile, monument to heroism. You can see all over the ruinous fragments where brave men died to maintain something they could have saved much more easily by attacking period to me….

The Top 5 (May 17)

1) “We May Have Seen Political Revival, But If the People Don’t Repent, There Is No Hope for America” (Jack Hibbs, Harbinger’s Daily) From the article — We’re on the brink of insanity, ladies and gentlemen! The direction this country is going is nothing short of insane. We are on the brink, I believe, of God judging…

A Blessed Week of Ministry

It has been a much blessed start to the week, the highlights beginning with an excellent church service at Aksarben Village Senior Living on Sunday afternoon. There were exquisite song presentations on the screen (“Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us” by Hymns of Grace, “I’m Gonna’ Make It” by Sisters, and “Blessed Assurance” by First…

The Top 5 (May 10)

1) “An Entire Generation Has Turned Feral: The teenagers of yesteryear are not like the feral kids of today.” (James Fritz, American Spectator) From the article — Naysayers will argue that teenagers have always acted like teenagers. Besides, this country has a long history of unrest and rebellion. The anti-war protests, Woodstock, the civil rights movement, the…

Are Prayers About Politics Important?

In addition to a Christian’s prayers of worship and gratitude, prayers for spiritual guidance and empowerment, prayers for gospel breakthroughs and victories in one’s daily spiritual battles, and intercessory prayers on behalf of loved ones, should we even consider prayers touching politics and culture? Are such pedestrian, secular matters “spiritual enough” for our prayers?  Well,…

The Top 5 (May 3)

1) “New EPPC Study Confirms Previous Findings of Abortion Drug Dangers” (Chuck Donovan, Washington Stand) From the article — The study is significant in many ways in addition to the size of the study population. First, it covers a sample of women who have taken the drug in recent years, whereas prior safety and efficacy studies date…

10 Questions to Help You Better Interact with the Bible

Looking for a a little help in your Bible reading or devotionals? Interested in a few questions that could be used for either personal meditation or springboards for conversation about the passage? If so, here is a list of 10 questions I’ve compiled that might be of value to you.   1) Did you take time…

But be doers of the word,
and not hearers only.