1) “Who Really Are the Lawless and the Dictatorial? The left cries ‘dictatorship’ while wielding the courts, agencies, and media to undermine laws, crush dissent, and call it democracy.” (Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness) From the article — The left is in its usual sanctimonious but schizophrenic mood. The media claims daily that the Trump administration has…
In reading about the ongoing troubles in the United Kingdom of late (especially their horrid troubles involving violent crime, the wholesale repression of free speech and Christian expression, the government’s embrace of abortion, and increasingly ugly anti-Semitism), I decided to write a few of our friends in in that country. And because it underlines specific…
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…
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,…
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…
“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….
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…
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…
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…
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,…
