The Latest Mountain Adventure

We enjoyed a couple of wonderful days in Colorado and even the travel days to get there and back were very pleasant and engaging. The climax of the trip was our annual attempt to summit a 14er and that was a resounding victory for our dear friends Ryan Garvey, and Matt Troutman and his 17-year…

The Top 5 Plus (August 2)

1) “‘Starvation’ In Gaza Is A Blatant Lie, One That The Media Is All Too Willing To Deceitfully Promote” (Olivier Melnick, Harbinger’s Daily) From the article — There are thousands of pallets of food supplies inside Gaza. They are literally rotting in the sun, halted by Hamas, which wants to control distribution. They [Hamas] will go as…

The Only Thing of Importance Now

John Bacon (1740-1799) is widely accepted as one of the greatest sculptors in English history. Winner of numerous awards and given high acclaim by his peers, the public, and the royal court, Bacon’s work impressively adorns such treasured landmarks as St. Paul’s Cathedral, Bristol Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey. Bacon was a committed Christian who wrote…

Vladimir Nabokov: An Embarrassing Problem for Darwinians

“When a butterfly has to look like a leaf, not only are all the details of a leaf beautifully rendered but markings mimicking grub-bored holes are generously thrown in. ‘Natural Selection,’ in the Darwinian sense, could not explain the miraculous coincidence of imitative aspect and imitative behavior, nor could one appeal to the theory of…

“Five Annihilating Words: One Night He Heard Screams”

“The daughter of a former German diplomat in Moscow was trying to explain to me why her father, who, as an enlightened modern man, had been extremely pro-Communist, had since become an implacable anti-Communist. It was hard for her because, as an enlightened modern girl, she shared the Communist vision without being a Communist. But…

“Your Salvation Is Sealed”

“In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation —having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, Who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.” …

The Top 5 Plus (July 26)

1) “Missouri AG Files Hard-hitting Lawsuit Against Planned Parenthood For Corruptly Claiming Abortion Pill Is ‘Safe’” (Dan Hart, Harbinger’s Daily) From the article — David Bereit, who serves as executive director of the Life Leadership Conference, concurred, noting that since state reporting requirements for the aftereffects of the abortion pill are so spotty, data from insurance claims…

Heads Up!

We cordially invite you to a couple of important Vital Signs Ministries events that are coming up soon. The first is the next Vital Signs letter-writing party. Well, actually there are two of them, each taking about 90 minutes. One is a morning brunch party on Tuesday, August 5th beginning at 10 o’clock with the evening event beginning…

The Top 5 (Plus) — July 19

1) “What If the Obama Plan to ‘Fundamentally Transform’ America is Already Underway?” (Shari Goodman, American Thinker) From the article — Many of us can recall when Barack Obama eagerly proclaimed on the eve of his election “we are five days away from transforming the United States of America” to thundering cheers of adoration back in 2008….

An Open Letter Regarding Pro-life Measures & Leftist Propaganda

Versions of the following letter are being sent to Senators Fischer and Ricketts, Congressman Bacon, President Trump, and Vice-President Vance. I encourage you to consider writing similar advocacy correspondence. Dear Senator Fischer, I wrote last week on behalf of Vital Signs Ministries here in Omaha, asking for your energetic support of the pro-life priorities which…

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