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April 2016

April 08, 2016

How Donald J. Trump Can Win

Donald J. Trump will never be President of the United States, but he can still...

April 07, 2016

Eisenhower, the Domino Effect, and Vietnam as a Just War

April 7 marks the day when Dwight D. Eisenhower, one of our most underrated Presidents,...

April 06, 2016

How Qualified is Secretary Clinton?

Yet again people are chatting about how Secretary Clinton is the "most qualified" person to...

April 05, 2016

The Best Time to Be Alive Is Now

Jesus is Lord. That is true today. It was true the day they crucified the...

April 04, 2016

Everyone Opposed to My Point of View is in the Pay of Evil

I am fortunate in my friends. They stick by me through my bad opinions (Romney...

April 03, 2016

Mrs. Clinton: You are a Human, You Have a Right to Life, and the Constitution Has Nothing to Do With It

Secretary Clinton is (sort of) right when she says the "unborn child does not have...

April 02, 2016

So Things Are Not So Bad. . . Right?

I feel cheerful and I am afraid to admit it. I learned a very big...

April 01, 2016

Misunderstood, but not by God

Motives are mixed because in people that' s what motives do: they confuse themselves and...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

Miracles, Belief, Politics, and a Sane Life

Miracles in a Sane Life I once watched a person run from a meeting cursing...

March 30, 2016

Unafraid of Risk Without Being a Lunatic

A wonderful side of living motivated by love is being unafraid of risk without becoming...

March 29, 2016

Love God and Do What You You Will

Between the state of the Presidential race and a world where a pastor is crucified...

March 28, 2016

Listening to Lucy: The Short Way to God

The know-nothing and the pseudo-intellectual are the same personality type in different zip codes. The...

March 27, 2016

What Easter Tells Us About Christianity and Reason

Meet an "Internet atheist" (as opposed to someone in higher education) and you will hear...

March 26, 2016

My Big Fat Greek Morals Go to the Movies: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

This is not a movie where spoilers are possible because this is a pleasant little...

March 25, 2016

Whatever You Are Doing: Love Is Available

We say we are not judgmental, but we are. Have the wrong views on a...

March 24, 2016

The Son was like the Mother: They Said “Yes”

She said "yes" so the God Man could say "yes." The mother modeled the behavior...

March 23, 2016

On Crudity

I was once told that some Victorian somewhere thought it improper to put a book...

March 22, 2016

Faith, Reason, and Telling People What They Really Think

"You really like this," my wife would say about some food I really did not...

March 21, 2016

Give Us A King or Give Us Liberty?

God loves to teach His people because He wants us to become adults. We cannot...

March 20, 2016

As the Universe Has Agreed . . .

I love Jesus. Why? When I am loving Jesus best, my life agrees with the...

March 19, 2016

Trump has this Important Thing Right

I haven't been a big fan of Donald J. Trump's White House run. At...

March 18, 2016

Education and Finding a Home

Ever wonder if anyone cares more about education than the business of education? After thirty years...

March 17, 2016

Dreaded Jelly Disease

When I was a boy, there were few things I dreaded more than "jelly disease"...

March 16, 2016

Screams of Agony! Get Out of Politics Now! But no . . .

Things are going badly for traditional Christians in the present Presidential race. They are going...

March 15, 2016

Brokered Convention or Not Tuesday: Live Blog

Donald J. Trump is the weakest front runner in my lifetime. Tonight will determine if...

March 14, 2016

Humility: the forgotten Christian value this Election Year

The United States needs some humility, but God help us if we don't find it...

March 13, 2016

Trumpism: How am I responsible?

A person I respect challenged me the other day over "Trumpism." Why have so many...

March 12, 2016

The Exposure of Racism in the Mainstream

Write about race and there is nothing right to say. You cannot gain virtue by...

March 11, 2016

God save the Republic from Demagogues and Rioters

My social media is suddenly full of white nationalists crowing over a coming race war.Why?...

March 10, 2016

Miami Heat: The Republican Debate

This is the weekend before the Tuesday that will determine if there will be a...