***This is a three-part series on Living the Truth in Politics. Part 1 sets the stage of how truth is treated in the political realm. Part 2 looks at how the Bible treats truth, especially for the Child of God. Part 3 examines the obvious conflict and attempts to answer a question: how does the […]
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Living the Truth in Politics: Part 2
29 Aug 2018
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John McCain: The Maverick’s Last Flight
26 Aug 2018
U.S. Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) death has rightly reverberated across the United States. We are blessed with few actual larger-than-life figures, even in our celebrity-obsessed age. McCain was one of them and he will be missed. This is not an obituary, for many excellent ones are already available–The Washington Post’s by Karen Tumulty is particularly well […]
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Living the Truth in Politics: Part 1
25 Aug 2018
***This is a three-part series on Living the Truth in Politics. Part 1 sets the stage of how truth is treated in the political realm. Part 2 looks at how the Bible treats truth, especially for the Child of God. Part 3 examines the obvious conflict and attempts to answer a question: how does the […]
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Short musings on today’s politics–conservatives lose Ohio, Trumpian trade travails, and the “S” word
08 Aug 2018
As wake this morning, the bellwether Ohio special election is too close to call, with Republican Troy Balderson a mere 1500 votes up with 3000 provisional votes and other absentee votes yet uncounted. I suspect he’ll hold on given the red nature of that seat. But conservatives have already lost as he is a panderer […]
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One of the great selling points for pro-Trump conservatives during the campaign was that Trump would be constrained by wise, prudent advisors who would put guardrails around the president. Mike Pence, Ben Carson, John Kelly, James Mattis, and others would all push Trump toward better outcomes and they would make up for his historic lack […]
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Love of God & Love of Country
04 Jul 2018
I suffer no illusion what I’m saying is new or original, but sometimes truths must be repeated in new words or modes. It is why we roll down the windows on the highway, crank up the radio, and scream like idiots when particular chords are strummed. It is why we set aside at least one […]
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Can’t you feel it coming? The fuse is lit and the hypnotic hiss is curving toward the powder keg called “Armageddon.” There are no wise feet to stomp on the flame and no scissors to cut the line at the last second. The explosion could be unlike anything we have seen since the violence of […]
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Justice Anthony Kennedy has decided to step down from the United States Supreme Court. As the announcement rolled across social media, the reactions were animated. Progressives preferred expletive-laden diatribes, while conservatives sang hosannas. The emotional release is testament to the unique influence of Justice Kennedy and to the outsized role the Supreme Court has come […]
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Barr & Bee Boorish, Should Both Bear Blame
01 Jun 2018
Rosanne Barr, the comedienne, was fresh off the announcement her resurrected show, Roseanne, had been renewed for a second season. She traveled from obscurity to oblivion and back again when ABC decided to try a rebooted version of her once popular sitcom. It was something of a ratings smash, which necessitated the renewal. The perception, […]
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School Shootings: An Unthinkable Numbness
22 May 2018
Another week, another school shooting. Let me see, let me see. Man, I need to organize my digital files better. Got it. “School Shooting Template.” Is it 8 dead? 10? 20? Did the shooter die or is he in custody? What weapons did he use? Are there tragic stories of those cut down in the […]
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