Jumping Into the Pit

One often hears about how far America has fallen — cultural devolution; the unraveling of morality; the precipitous decline in standards of education, law enforcement, and patriotism; the coarseness of public discourse and decorum; the irrelevance and apathy of the modern Church; and so on. Indeed, it is grievously obvious that America is in a…

The Top 5 (September 14)

* “Candidate, Moderate Thyself: Conservatives are right to complain about the blatant bias of ABC’s debate moderators, but the bigger problem was Donald Trump’s undisciplined performance.” (Heather Mac Donald, City Journal) From the article — Yes, the moderators of ABC’s debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris were egregiously biased in favor of Harris. Yes, Harris recycled…

Dr. Greg Gardner Visits Vital Signs Ministries

We believe there will be a rich harvest from the seeds of encouragement, enlightenment, challenge, and friendship which were liberally sown throughout Dr. Greg Gardner’s visit to Nebraska. Our physician friend and longtime pro-life colleague from Birmingham, England was kept busy in his 4 and 1/2 day stay with us and a lot of ground…

The Top 5 (September 7)

* “This is not fake news: U.S. Surgeon General warns that parenting is a health hazard” (Kimberly Ells, Mercator) From the article — This Surgeon General’s Advisory is the first time I recall seeing an official government entity framing children as a clear and present danger to their parents. It reminds me of radical feminist Sophie Lewis’…

The Amazing Adventure of the Black Paw

In this 8 and 1/2 minute video clip, Denny recounts perhaps the most exciting day of his life…with a couple of moral applications of universal relevance.

The Top 5 (August 31)

* “Solzhenitsyn Warned Us” (Gary Saul Morson, Commentary) From the article — Today we can ask: Why do so many cheer, or at least not object, when they witness mobs embracing the bloodthirsty and sadistic Hamas? Perhaps for the same reasons that young, pre-revolutionary Russians once celebrated terrorists who murdered innocent citizens? Having studied his country’s history,…

A Lethal Change in Language

In the passion of progressives to replace the historic and noble ideals of Western Civilization with secularism, hedonism, and statism, they understood that one of the first steps in their plan of conquest was to change the language in which the issues were framed.  For instance, the violent, immoral, and lethal act of elective abortion…

“With Warm Greetings from Jerusalem”

Dear Mr. And Mrs. Hartford, and Friends, On behalf of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, we thank you for your recent card. We derive tremendous strength from the unwavering support of our many Christian friends around the world, and appreciate your message of encouragement and prayers. With warm greetings from Jerusalem, Sincerely, Rena RigerDiaspora Affairs Advisor…

Talking About Kids…to Senior Citizens?

We had a wonderful time at the church service at Aksarben Village Senior Living yesterday afternoon  — even though we were short-handed in the visitation team with only Don and Allen to help out. Unfortunately, that is a common problem in this ministry. Come to mention it, it is a common problem in a whole…

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