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2016-03-28T09:16:00-04:00

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Why terrorism should change my life

Last updated on: March 28, 2016 at 9:16 am By Dave Griffey

Because it’s as much a tragedy that Justin and Stephanie Shults from the United States died as it would have been if I had died. And as an American, I try to remember that they were my neighbor, my kin in country. As were all who were killed in Brussels. But they were doubly so, since they were also fellow Americans, archaic as that phrase may sound. I realize we don’t want to fly into a panic over terrorism, or... Read more

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2016-03-27T04:00:00-04:00

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Christ is Risen!

Last updated on: March 27, 2016 at 4:00 am By Dave Griffey

For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. Job 19.25 Read more

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2016-03-26T20:56:00-04:00

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On that filler day between Good Friday and Easter

Last updated on: March 26, 2016 at 8:56 pm By Dave Griffey

We have what the old timers called The Harrowing of Hell. That’s when Christ descended into the Pit for those souls who had groaned for the coming of their salvation. For much of the world, it’s Saturday. A day named after a pagan god, but one that fits the bill for a day of leisure, ball games, yard work, catching up on bills, or just doing what we can’t the rest of the week. But Christ wasn’t about rest when... Read more

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2016-03-25T09:53:00-04:00

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Good Friday

Last updated on: March 25, 2016 at 9:53 am By Dave Griffey

“The darkest day in history was when Almighty God laid on His Son the sins of all mankind. And Jesus Christ, who knew no sin, carried our sins to the cross, suffered, and died. He paid the “wages of sin”—death. Even though it was midday, the world went totally dark for three hours as the Savior surrendered His life and died. He did it all so that those who trust in Him wouldn’t have to live in the darkness, bondage,... Read more

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2016-03-23T14:02:00-04:00

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Paul Krugman explains

Last updated on: March 23, 2016 at 2:02 pm By Dave Griffey

The modern, or perhaps post-modern, approach to learning: I know they have nothing valuable to say. Do I read what they have to say? No. Of course not. I know they have nothing valuable to say, so why read what they have to say? Some atheists are also good at that approach. I know religion is bunk, so why study it? Ironically, it’s a very classic fundamentalist stereotype approach to being informed. The only book I need is the... Read more

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2016-03-23T12:41:00-04:00

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Matt Walsh stokes the fires

Last updated on: March 23, 2016 at 12:41 pm By Dave Griffey

By stating what is obvious: that Christians don’t believe we have our own belief that makes us feel warm and fuzzy. We believe Christianity is True. That’s capital “T” True. Just as much as gravity or bad reality TV, Christianity is not just our personal opinion. In fact, it is merely a personal opinion that all religions are just personal opinions. If that opinion happens to be false, then by definition at least some religious belief is, in fact, True.... Read more

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2016-03-17T10:27:00-04:00

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Last updated on: March 17, 2016 at 10:27 am By Dave Griffey

Will be scarce today, maybe tomorrow, and much of next week. It’s spring break in these parts. I know, what homeschool break? We try to give the boys a little break. I’ll keep up with things, but with that last piece I linked to, there is enough to ponder without me getting in the way. We’ll give ourselves a Lenten dispensation Saturday for our Irish Feast. Today it’s potato and leek soup with the obligatory Guinness. Also my first... Read more

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2016-03-17T10:11:00-04:00

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Stop reading right now

Last updated on: March 17, 2016 at 10:11 am By Dave Griffey

OK, read the last post I put up today. And then stop and read this. Simply one of the best assessments of our crumbling society I’ve read. Sure, it has the benefit of hindsight. It also manages to make some predictions that, unless you are a blind optimist, will likely come true far sooner than we ever imagined. But enough of my rambling. Click the link. Read it and read it again. I’m going to, and then I might dare... Read more

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2016-03-17T07:49:00-04:00

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The most powerful weapon of liberalism

Last updated on: March 17, 2016 at 7:49 am By Dave Griffey

Is its ability to dismiss yesterday’s truth. We see it in censorship. Anyone my age remembers that when a record store wouldn’t carry a Madonna album, or a radio station refused to play The Rolling Stones, it was Fascism! all the way. Cries of Big Brother and McCarthyism abounded. Those same progressives now have no problem boycotting or pressuring television shows or entertainers who say what they don’t like. They have no problem threatening people or companies who don’t share... Read more

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2016-03-16T10:50:00-04:00

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Of sports and human nature

Last updated on: March 16, 2016 at 10:50 am By Dave Griffey

[Note; This is a former post. I don’t usually re-post things I wrote back when, but given how easy it is to get sucked into the negative this election year where behavior and fealty to political theory seem to be battling it out, I thought I’d re-post this one. It’s a reminder that us humans are both good and bad, and it brings back memories and an important lesson I learned that, every now and again, I need to remember] One of my... Read more

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