The Top 5 (July 22)

In addition to this week’s Top 5 of the articles I’m recommending for you, a couple of bonus selections are included from Fox News regarding important religious developments you should be aware of. ** I thought I would add on another “bonus link” of an 8-minute video that Aldo De La Cruz made of their…

The Latest 14er Adventure: “Let’s Go to the Video”

Aldo De La Cruz, a friend and neighbor who I was honored to have join me on our latest attempt of a Colorado 14er, is a dedicated and imaginative physical fitness advocate who uses videography to encourage and assist others in their workouts. Well, he brought along his camera (and even a drone!) to capture…

The Top 5 (July 15)

* “The Thinly Veiled ‘Satanism’ in Our Culture” (S.A. McCarthy, Washington Stand) * “A Woke Children’s Literature Cabal Is Conditioning Your Kid To Be An Obedient Leftist” (Kiri Jorgensen, Federalist) * “If You Think All Teachers Are ‘Heroes,’ You’re Part Of The Problem” (B.L. Hahn, Federalist) * “Faith in higher education has hit record lows — and rightfully so.” (Rikki Schlott, New York…

The Top 5 (July 8)

News you can use? You bet! Here’s my five highest recommended reads for this weekend. * “5 recent Supreme Court rulings you should know about” (Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention) * “Affirmative Action Is Another Nonsense Leftist Position We’ve Been Conditioned To Take Serious” (Edie Scarry, Federalist) * “Joe Biden: The Biggest on Abortion” (S.A. McCarthy,…

The Latest 14er Adventure

It was the 5th of July and I had decided once again to keep up the recent tradition of climbing a Colorado 14er on my birthday. That tradition had begun in 2016 when, with the inspiration and encouragement of my youngest brother, Ric, I successfully climbed Mt. Bierstadt to celebrate my turning 65. Since then…

The Top 5 (July 1)

News you can use? Here’s my five highest recommended reads for this weekend. * “America Wakes Up to Woke” (Victor Davis Hanson, Daily Signal) * “Naked Men Freely Expose Themselves To Kids At Pride Because The Right Bought The Left’s ‘Tolerance’ Lie” (Jordan Boyd, Federalist) * “Chemical Abortion Drugs Aren’t Safe: Here’s Why” (Bradley Evans, Alliance Defending Freedom) * “When Do We…

The Panther Patrol’s Last Mission or Confessions of A Boy Scout Dropout

I wondered why Claire was smiling as she looked through our e-mail. She laughed and explained that a friend of ours, an academic official at a Christian university where I had once taught a couple of courses, was asking for individuals to describe any experiences they had with the Boy Scouts. She turned and asked…

The Top 5 (June 24)

* ‘Russian Collusion: It Was Hillary Clinton All Along’ (I & I Editorial Board) * Hunter Biden and the corruption of the liberal media (Brenda O’Neill, spiked!) * Grassley: Plea Deal Ignores ‘Significant Body Of Evidence’ Of Hunter Biden’s Other Criminal Schemes (Tristan Justice, Federalist) * In Canada, the West’s Suicide Is Becoming Literal (Jarrett Stepman, Daily Signal) * France: Submission to Islamism Quickly…

Advocacy & Atta’ Boys: Recent Letter-Writing Samples

Our two letter-writing parties last Tuesday involved 9 Christians who produced 92 cards and letters as part of our commitment to be, as the Lord commanded, “salt and light” in the world.  As is the case with every quarterly letter-writing event sponsored by Vital Signs Ministries, the advocacy we emphasize includes sanctity of life, religious…

“In the Storms of Life – A Few Charles Spurgeon Quotes

Fresh from the handout given to our Sunday afternoon Aksarben Village church service audience last Sunday afternoon are a few ever-timely observations from the great British preacher of the 19th Century, Charles Spurgeon. * “The more the wind rages the more you feel that the anchor holds you.” * “Storms help to make the sailors…

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