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2016-07-20T20:27:27-04:00

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We can pray for peace

Last updated on: July 20, 2016 at 8:27 pm By Dave Griffey

But sometimes that involves praying for a quick end to conflict. Not just praying that conflict magically goes away. It looks like we’re taking the ISIS threat seriously, and actually using language that suggests conflict, war, battle, and campaigns to finish off an opponent. I understand there is plenty of blame to go around. But when your ship hits an iceberg, sometimes it’s more prudent to focus on saving passengers rather than standing on the bridge arguing over who is... Read more

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2016-07-19T20:30:21-04:00

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Gone tomorrow

Last updated on: July 19, 2016 at 8:30 pm By Dave Griffey

My youngest’s 7th birthday is at hand! Tomorrow is the big day. I typically keep a low profile on important days like family days. I’ve always been jealous of my time with the kids and my most tolerant wife. I’ll be back on Thursday, hopefully with a picture or two. Until then, thanks for visiting. Thanks for the comments. And see you soon. God bless and TTFN. Read more

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2016-07-19T20:48:33-04:00

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Smart parents

Last updated on: July 19, 2016 at 8:48 pm By Dave Griffey

Demonstrate their awesomeness here. I particularly liked the Wifi password bargain. I’m taking notes as I go. Read more

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2016-07-19T20:24:54-04:00

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The death knell of the GOP

Last updated on: July 19, 2016 at 8:24 pm By Dave Griffey

Has sounded. Donald Trump is it’s official presidential nominee. The GOP has been fighting death for decades, but now that it’s happened, I’m still in shock. Exactly where things go from here I have no clue. I understand there are reasons to vote for Trump, and reasons to vote against him. For me, I think for the first time since I came of age I’ll sit this one out. There are other issues and candidates on the ballot, but unless... Read more

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The Decline and Fall of the American Dream

2016-07-19T07:33:26-04:00

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A couple takes on Pope Francis

Last updated on: July 19, 2016 at 7:33 am By Dave Griffey

And the fact that not everyone is a card carrying member of the Pope Francis fan club. The articles are here and here. As a non-Catholic, most of the harshest statements I heard about Pope John Paul II came from Catholics. Many non-Catholics I knew admired him. When JPII died in 2005, I even knew a KJV only Baptist preacher who admitted John Paul might be in heaven. Wow. For him, that was quite a stretch. But from the Catholics... Read more

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2016-07-19T12:38:04-04:00

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Requiem for the news media

Last updated on: July 19, 2016 at 12:38 pm By Dave Griffey

This morning, Chris Cuomo mentioned that CNN was not obsessing about the one story CNN spent the entire morning covering. That story shouldn’t need to be mentioned, since it’s the only one that most of the American media has talked about today. I had to go to FOX News to find out who spoke yesterday at the GOP Convention. I’m no fan of FOX, and I realize the spin will be a positive one, but at least it talked about what happened. Across... Read more

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2016-07-19T07:23:48-04:00

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California will teach LGBT history in elementary school

Last updated on: July 19, 2016 at 7:23 am By Dave Griffey

Because when I learned about history in elementary school all I could think about was, ‘Yeah, but who did they want to have sex with?’ Read more

Life in a post-Christian world

2016-07-19T21:02:53-04:00

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Worthy of God

Last updated on: July 19, 2016 at 9:02 pm By Dave Griffey

It’s time for Pope Francis to ditch the part of the Mass that offends our modern sensitivities. Suggesting that I am unworthy that you should enter under my roof is like saying I’m unworthy. And in our modern age of individualized entitlement, that is anathema. If God exists at all, it’s just so God could create a universe centered around the awesomeness of me getting whatever I want, whenever I want, as often as I want, with whomever I want, and... Read more

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Christianity in the Post-Modern World

Post Modern Values

2016-07-18T20:34:43-04:00

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When history does and doesn’t rhyme

Last updated on: July 18, 2016 at 8:34 pm By Dave Griffey

The always thoughtful Ross Douthat reflects on the similarities, and differences, between the world my 6 year old is living in, and the world that I was living in when I was 6 years old. I’m always skeptical about attempts to take the modern and slap it on a period in history. Every period of history is its own unique phase passing through time. Nonetheless, Mr. Douthat makes some good points worth the read. Read more

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2016-07-18T20:24:49-04:00

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If you missed the circus when it came to town

Last updated on: July 18, 2016 at 8:24 pm By Dave Griffey

The RNC Convention has begun. Already we have a nice fight between Trump’s campaign and representatives of Gov. John Kasich. Sometimes I think Trump wants to lose. And yet no matter what he does, I think there is a segment of the population that would go over the falls in a Dixie Cup if he said to. Read more

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