1) “Those amazing and heroic Israelis: An averted catastrophe in the air shows how the Jewish state chooses life, while Britain and the West are embracing a culture of death.” (Melanie Phillips, JNS) From the article — Only the Israelis could behave like this—regular people displaying raw courage, heroism and the lion-hearted, can-do Israeli spirit….
When asked what he would like the orchestra to play while he was dining at a London restaurant, playwright George Bernard Shaw thoughtfully replied, “Dominoes.” In this matter, I’m with Shaw. It is a crazy, unhealthy feature of modern life — this matter of unrelenting noise. For instance, having television or radio, canned music or…
“The enemy came and he convinced us that God is not the author of life, that all of it happened by chance. He’s convinced us that we aren’t made in God’s image, but that we’ve evolved from monkeys. He’s made us believe that our unborn babies aren’t really alive, that they’re nothing but clumps of…
Giving public witness to the sanctity of life in this culture is certainly not easy. And testifying against the horror that is abortion outside a business where preborn boys and girls are actually killed? Well, that is particularly disheartening, disgusting, and disillusioning. So why do I do it? Indeed, why have Claire and I and…
“Murder, death, destruction — these are Satan’s chief means of separating humans from God. Can’t you see his work all around you? Hasn’t it run amok in America? Suicide rates are at an all-time high. Somewhere between 40 and 50 percent of marriages die in divorce. Hundreds of thousands of babies are aborted annually. America…
My, what a significant weekend we just enjoyed, beginning with a productive “date” with Claire at Milady’s CoffeeHouse out in Fremont. Prayers on the way, conversation, making plans, catching up on our journals, etc. Very nice. Then, before heading home for our preparations for Sunday’s busy schedule, we stopped off at Hobby Lobby. That proved…
1)“Champions of ‘Choice’ Are Choking Women’s Options” (Chuck Donovan, Washington Stand) From the article — In June, Heartbeat International published an open letter signed by more than 200 women celebrating their successful decision to reverse the abortion pill and carry their children to term. The language used at Open Arms Real Choices for APR is…
1)“Our Children Are Getting Dumber: The ‘Idiocracy’ is ahead of schedule.” (Itxu Díaz, American Spectator) From the article — The United States and Europe continue to see declining performance, particularly in math and reading. Some experts blamed the pandemic for the educational gap affecting new generations; six years later, there is no trace of the…
1) “Lindsay Clancy, Roe, and the Left’s Constitutional Order — Several generations of girls have been raised to believe that a woman’s independence and mental health constitutionally override any dependent’s claim on her.” (Stephen Soukup, American Greatness) From the article — This past week, the nation was, once again, bitterly and politically divided over an…
On this the 25th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks by Islamic jihadists on the United States — attacks which murdered nearly 3,000 people and created immense and long-enduring waves of fear and grief — I’m not only remembering those despicable events this morning but also considering how very little America and the rest of…
