Thank you Kamala, for bringing back the joy. Maybe not the joy you were thinking about, but I’ll take it. We’re not going back to normal, perhaps we never will. But we’re leaving the dystopian reality that was the failed Biden/Harris administration, and that is an encouragement. Like you, I’m still processing the election results […]

The lamentable state of our election once again leaves us with two candidates of poor character–candidates who regularly demagogue their opponents with dishonest characterizations (to put it mildly). We have one candidate who has denied all her prior distinguishing positions when running for president a mere four years ago (without explaining why she abandoned those […]

Please read Daniel Ch 6 prior to reading the post, and read post one, two, three, four, five  and six in this series first. Chat GPT summary of Daniel 6: King Darius appoints Daniel as one of his top administrators, sparking jealousy among other officials who conspire against him. Knowing Daniel’s devotion to God, they persuade the king to enact a law […]

And at least on my computer during lunch, not behind a paywall. You need to read this. I’m encouraged and hope you will be too. Yes the progressives are whining, but that just illustrates his point. Edit Update: Also, in response to the first two comments, check out this must-read as well. Conservatism is winning […]

Please read Daniel Ch 5 prior to reading the post, and read post one, two, three, four  and five in this series first. Summary of Ch 5: King Belshazzar, Nebuchadnezzar’s grandson, throws a grand feast and, in a blasphemous act, uses sacred vessels from the Jewish temple to drink wine while praising idols of gold, silver, and other materials. During […]

Please read Daniel Ch 4 prior to reading the post, and read post one, two, three and four in this series first. Summary of Ch 4*: In Daniel 4, King Nebuchadnezzar has a troubling dream of a majestic tree that reaches to the heavens, providing shelter and sustenance for all creatures. However, a divine messenger orders the tree to be […]

Please read Daniel Ch 3 prior to reading the post, and read post one, two, and three in this series first. Summary: In Daniel Chapter Three, several years have passed since the event of King Nebuchadnezzar’s troubling dream. And for reasons not told in the text, he decides to make an image (of himself?) which he requires all the […]

Please read Daniel Ch 2 prior to reading the post, and read post one and two in this series first. Summary: In Daniel Chapter Two, we see King Nebuchadnezzar has a troubling dream, which he demands his magicians and sorcerers interpret, without telling them the dream, under the punishment of death if they don’t. They […]

As we continue our political economy commentary in Daniel (see the first post first), the reader should read Daniel Chapter One. picking up in v3, and beyond, we see the following major activities: 1) Nebuchadnezzar commands that leading Israelites be brought back to Babylon to learn and be brought up in the customs and ways […]

Over the summer I had a conversation with a friend, and he mused about the threat within the church of Christian nationalism. I said I’d first like to see it defined, as the left’s pre-occupation with Christian nationalism had basically pinned that label on anybody that believes Christian values system should underlie political positions (e.g., […]