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May 2017

May 28, 2017

“Wisdom” from Bud Plays Junior High Football: A Message to our POTUS

This Presidency needs some advice and it is time to look to the President's childhood...

May 08, 2017

After 100 Days . . .

One hundred days have passed in the Age of Trump. I did not vote for...

May 06, 2017

Never Regret the Good Done, But Liberty

Liberty is rare in human history if you are not rich, powerful, or in the...

April 2017

April 02, 2017

Never, Ever, Every Hire This Man: On George B. McClellan

If you are hiring a leader, avoid one type more than (almost) any other....

February 2017

February 22, 2017

In Which Hugh Hewitt Meets a Live Blog for His Fourth Way

If there is a new Bill Buckley, his name is Hugh Hewitt. He is a...

February 16, 2017

We are Running Away Naked

When Jesus was arrested, not many people covered themselves in glory, but one person in...

February 02, 2017

In Which I Learn Black History From President Trump

President Trump has turned the Bully Pulpit, the bulliest pulpit that ever was, into a...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

Delenda Est Bannonism: Bannonism Must Be Destroyed

Sometimes clarity is needed. A problem is so bad that we must speak out: Bannonism...

January 24, 2017

Avoid Self-Deception in News Reading: With an Example!

I am tempted to like stories more that fit what I wish was, is, and...

January 20, 2017

Why Lying is a Such a Serious Sin

Better to die than to tell a lie. Why? Truth is out there, but it...

January 10, 2017

New Year Prediction: Will Donald Trump Finish His Term in Office?

At the start of the year, I take a look at the world and make...

January 07, 2017

Don’t Let Her Down Mr. Trump

Don’t let her down, Mr. Trump. I listened to my wife talk to a very...

December 2016

December 23, 2016

Inside information on “Rogue One” Sequel in Works: “New Hope”

There are some mild potential spoilers here for Rogue One and speculation about the sequel A New...

December 01, 2016

Communism: Always Evil, Defenders, Decent Dupes

We can hate ideas, but we cannot hate people. At the same time, we can think about...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

Praying for Mr. Trump (After Eight Years of Praying for Mr. Obama): Five Requests

Recently I marked a change in my daily prayers: I began to pray for the...

November 19, 2016

10 Nice Things About Donald J. Trump

President-Elect Donald Trump, like President Obama before him, is not President by my vote. Of...

November 10, 2016

On Elections: A Letter from My DOD (Dear Old Dad)

Dear John Mark: Our household has mixed feelings this morning. We are glad that HRC...

November 01, 2016

Help Us Obi-Wan Kenobi: You’re our only hope.

I loved the film Star Wars from the start, because it was fun and too much...

October 2016

October 30, 2016

Know the Name, Love the Person

If your pastor's sermon doesn't cry out for note taking, then you need a new...

October 29, 2016

Now that Trump has Lost: Let’s Unite

Those that support Donald J. Trump for President of the United States should rejoice. I...

October 19, 2016

Conservatives, Race, and a New Party?

Do we need a new conservative party? At the time of Barry Goldwater, the Party...

October 09, 2016

Packers and a Presidential Debate: Live Blog

Tonight I face an existential dilemma: the Packers are on opposite a Presidential debate. Sadly,...

October 09, 2016

A Good Man Shows Why He is a Good Man

Professor Wayne Grudem writes here about his previous assessment of Donald Trump to which I...

October 04, 2016

In Which I Live Blog the Vice-Presidential Debate

Somewhere in America, there is someone who will vote for President based on tonight's debate....

September 2016

September 29, 2016

In Which I Dialog with Not Dietrich Bonhoeffer

What follows is the correspondence between myself and a person who is Not Dietrich Bonhoeffer....

September 26, 2016

Debate Prep and Live Blog of the Presidential Debate

Perspective: This is not the most important election ever. There will be another election in...

September 24, 2016

The Bears versus the Raiders: Do I have to pick?

When our annual blow-out Super Bowl party comes around, there is pressure to root for a team....

August 2016

August 17, 2016

Voting Based on Outcomes: the Problem Nobody is Considering

Suppose you have the choice of the lunatic John C. Fremont, the pro-slavery incompetent James...

July 2016

July 06, 2016

Not Even for the Pastor’s Kid: Equality Under the Law

When I was a boy, I was sitting next to the collection plate during Sunday...

July 04, 2016

God, Patriotism, and Books in School

Be of good cheer! If you are discouraged about the Presidential choices we have today,...